Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard British Holsters The interior of the Pickelhaube

The interior of the Pickelhaube is in excellent condition

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

The receiver is bright steel

with just a bit of fouling in areas

924 and the interior

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard British Holsters The interior of the PickelhaubeOriginal 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