Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1884 with Bayonet in N.J. Scabbard - Serial No 242628 nChannel Overall length is approx 12
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Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor M1873 Rifle made in 1884 with Bayonet in N.J. Scabbard Serial No 242628 nChannel Overall length is approx 12 Overall length is approx 12 inches Joe Pearce and Warrant Officer Bartlett met to discuss the formation of a single organisation dedicated to the welfare of serving and ex serving RAF personnel: one which would replace the many smaller organisations that had grown to keep former servicemen in touch since the end of the First World War