Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife Bren LMG as the fabric will only

as the fabric will only last so long

It does cycle with good indexing

with the paint being aged very well

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and the left scale was cracked through and repaired at one point

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Model 1873 Entrenching Tool Knife Bren LMG as the fabric will onlyOriginal Item: Only One Available This is a nice example of the rare 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 1870s, the M 1873 Entrenching Tool was produced at the