Original Indian Wars U.S. M1873 Trowel Bayonet Springfield Trapdoor Relic with a 8 3/4 inch

with a 8 3/4 inch long single edged fullered blade

” in 1938

“Deutscher Kriegerbund

Bacon introduced a line of self-contained cartridge revolvers in

Original Indian Wars U.S. M1873 Trowel Bayonet Springfield Trapdoor Relic with a 8 3/4 inchDesigned to fit a 45 70 Trapdoor Springfield Rifle, these are very rarely seen. Used on the M1873 Springfield trapdoor rifle that uses a regular ram rod. An ingenious bayonet in the shape of a gardening trowel that when fitted to the muzzle of the rifle can double as an entrenching tool to dig in, or as a bayonet as the trowel's edges are sharp as is the point. The trowel bayonet was conceived to provide soldiers with a dual purpose bayonet and