Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard Holsters & Cases This is the abbreviation for

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Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard Holsters & Cases This is the abbreviation forOriginal 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