Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern U.S. Frog and Scabbard Century Found hanging in an English

Found hanging in an English barn this is a totally original oil lantern manufactured in 1916 expressly for use in the WW1 trenches

It looks to be made of light canvas

and definitely shows that this bayonet was used extensively while in service

Overall Length: 15 Inches

originally captured on Saipan by Pfc

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with 1st Pattern U.S. Frog and Scabbard Century Found hanging in an EnglishOriginal 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