Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 42 Mounts due to the relative danger

due to the relative danger the design posed

This is an extremely lovely and original survival kit

and the block has the correct "High Arch" underneath

As a Confederate destined export weapon it should have the right hand side of the butt stamped with a roundel stating BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS TRADE

It is an experimental design built by the Gurkha master gun makers of Nepal and deviates from the standard Nepalese 1878 pattern Francotte martini rifle in that it has a cocking indicator

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard MG 42 Mounts due to the relative dangerOriginal Item: Only One Available. The model 1873 "Trapdoor" Springfield was the first standard issue breech loading rifle adopted by the United States Army. The gun, in both full length and carbine versions, was widely used in subsequent battles against the American Indians. It was the weapon used, in its carbine form, by the troopers of the 7th Cavalry that met their fate at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. The model 1873 was the fifth