Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with U.S. Marked Leather Scabbard with Suspension Ring Stocks When WWI began

When WWI began

Marlin at the beginnings of the Marlin Firearms Company

and the hilt is tight on the blade

Jimmy Doolittle:

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with U.S. Marked Leather Scabbard with Suspension Ring Stocks When WWI beganOriginal Item: Only One Available This is one of the 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, the M 1873