Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard & Experimental Belt Hook Hanger - Rare Price_$-030 - $50 The set is marked with

The set is marked with a stamp on the back of the belt

AKIDD-L-236

They had manufactured many M4 bayonets for the m1 Carbine

SEPT 10th 1850 marking is intact

firing from the hip

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with U.S. Scabbard & Experimental Belt Hook Hanger - Rare Price_$-030 - $50 The set is marked withOriginal 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