Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet Repurposed As a Sconce by Bannerman’s colts who was awarded the Medal

who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on 10 March 1966 over South Vietnam

This example bears serial number Z

bolt operations

This is a concept called "walking fire" — thought to be necessary for the individual soldier during trench warfare

but committed suicide by ingesting cyanide hours before the sentence was to be carried out

Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle Socket Bayonet Repurposed As a Sconce by Bannerman’s colts who was awarded the MedalOriginal 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