Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with U.S. Marked Leather Scabbard French Field Equipment Pilot Officer on the front

Pilot Officer on the front side

and is the correct color for the period

The carbine has an 18" barrel and looks to have seen use during service

having been made the previous year

Most unusual

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with U.S. Marked Leather Scabbard French Field Equipment Pilot Officer on the frontOriginal 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,