Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard MG 42 Ammo Storage also the soon developed 71-round

also the soon developed 71-round drum magazine was later copied and adopted by the Soviets for their PPD-40 and PPSh-41 submachine guns

before it was issued

however the throat springs are VERY strong

The bottoms of both barrels are marked with a maker mark of CROWN / IS

so it may have been found to be too small at some point

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet with NGP Pennsylvania National Guard Scabbard MG 42 Ammo Storage also the soon developed 71-roundOriginal 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