Sold for:
$245
$245
US Model M1873 Wood-handled Iron Military Entrenchment Tool and Scabbard, America, c. 1873, the wide, flat blade marked "US" within a diamond, with curving point and lip on one side, and ring-turned hardwood handle incised "US," with original sheet metal leather-covered and brass-mounted scabbard, overall lg. 13 in. Note: On a battlefield, where a trench (even a shallow one) could provide invaluable and improvised cover, soldiers were provided with a variety of digging tools, of which the present lot (a hybrid of a bladed weapon) is an example. slight rust to blade overall, handle worn with use, scabbard scratched and with losses but intact.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-16
