Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with U.S. Marked Leather Scabbard 81mm Mortar The unit was distinguished by

The unit was distinguished by its use of green uniforms in place of the traditional redcoat as well as by being armed with the Baker rifle

July 19 (1919)USMC Commandant

North African Campaign and on the Eastern Front

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Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with U.S. Marked Leather Scabbard 81mm Mortar The unit was distinguished byOriginal Item: Only One Available This is one of the absolute finest examples of the rare US Model 1873 Entrenching Tool we have ever encountered! 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 1870s,