Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard Holsters & Cases while the majority of the

while the majority of the production has slightly longer 1 5/8" cylinders

and nationalist Gabriele D'Annunzio

The pouch is fitted with an aluminum "D" ring on the back

This is the abbreviation for Manufacture Impériale de Châtellerault

from the Estonian island of Saaremaa (Oeselians)

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife with Leather Scabbard Holsters & Cases while the majority of theOriginal 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