Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard British Holsters made in 1941

made in 1941

the clamshell was removed

This weapon has never seen hard use and probably spent most of its useful life in an armory rack than on any battlefield

The end of the tsuka is marked 一 九 (1 9)

924 and the interior

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard British Holsters made in 1941Original Item: Only One Available. US Model 1873 Entrenching Tool; this tool knife was adopted in 1873 and was mainly an entrenching tool (rather than a knife). It was used on the plains during the Indian Wars. It was a very light flat bladed tool and was short lived; it evolved into the heavier US Model 1880 1890. Designed for use by the U. S. Cavalry during the 1880s, the M 1873 Entrenching Tool was produced at the Springfield Armory in high