Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Entrenching Tool with Leather Sheath Category_MG 42 Mounts The Australian Light Horse

The Australian Light Horse

This was to index into a protrusion at the front of the nose cap to secure the ramrod in position

It served throughout until 1945 while thousands had been produced

The jian (simplified Chinese:

It came from a Museum Collection in London and is in nice condition however the iron work shows pits from old rust

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Entrenching Tool with Leather Sheath Category_MG 42 Mounts The Australian Light HorseOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is something that we have only seen once before! Developed during the same period of American "multi use" military experimentation that produced the Springfield Trapdoor ramrod and trowel bayonets, the 1880 Entrenching Tool was meant to be issued in lieu of a field knife and a shovel. The tool measures 12 3 4 inches overall, with a 8 1 4 inch long and 3 1 2 inch wide blade. This is fitted with an upturned spine