Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The barrel and bipod are

The barrel and bipod are not matching

The shelter half retains its original tag reading:

Original Item: Only One Available This is a TOP OF THE LINE item that was "Private Purchase" for some upper class Infantry Officer during the era of World War One

historical collector's piece

but we felt leaving all of the history intact was more important

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The barrel and bipod areOriginal 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