Original U.S. Vietnam War Blue Ghost Named Officer Uniform Grouping Resin Guns and Grenades the 311th transferred eight of

the 311th transferred eight of its Mustangs to the squadron

the basic 1861 evolved into the Springfield Model 1873 which served the US until being replaced in the 1890s by modern breech loading rifles chambered for new smokeless powder rounds that were far superior to the Model 1873

It's possible that this was mismarked

They all had the same basic design of a "spider" on the top of the mine being used to actuate a fuse in the center of the mine when it was subjected to enough pressure

Original U.S. Vietnam War Blue Ghost Named Officer Uniform Grouping Resin Guns and Grenades the 311th transferred eight ofOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Arriving in Vietnam in October 1967, the original Blue Ghosts were members of C Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment. On 1 April 1968, C 7 17 was designated F Troop, 8th Cavalry. Troop F, 8th Cavalry, served in Vietnam from 1 April 1968, until February 26, 1973. Initially organized October 27, 1866 as Company F, 8th Cavalry regiment, the troop was reactivated in Vietnam using assets of Troop C, 7th Squadron,