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(3) Picket Pins with Cases

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
(3) Picket Pins with Cases
(1) Picket Pin with case. Circa 1912. Pin is metal construction stamped "BTC". In aged condition. Approx 13-1/2" long. With brown leather carry case in aged condition, approx 131/2" long. 1) 1912 Picket pin with case. Pin has wear, pitting, scratches, and discoloration. Leather scabbard is intact with wear, shrinkage, cracking of leather, some corrosion of metal, and discoloration. Measuring 14-1/4" overall including the scabbard; Iron picket pin measures 13-3/4" long. (1) (1) Picket pin with case. Circa 1912. Metal picket pin with leather carry case. Pin has wear, pitting, scratches, and discoloration. Leather scabbard is intact with wear, shrinkage, cracking of leather, some corrosion of metal, and discoloration. Measuring 14-1/4" overall including the scabbard; Iron picket pin measures 13-3/4" long.The 1912 picket pin was originally issued with the Model 1912 Cavalry Equipment and continued in use through the end of the US Horse Cavalry. Designed to provide the trooper with a multi-purpose tool, the M1912 Picket Pin served as a hammer, picket pin, and handle for the entrenching tool, pick and axe.