(9) Us Army Items: 'H' Belt Plates, Bolo Knife, Hunt Knife, Picket Pin

Lot description

(lot of 9) U.S. Army Accoutrements: (1) U.S. Army Anson Mills H belt plate dated Feb. 1. 1881; (1) U.S. Army 'H' belt plate, late 1880's; (1) U.S. Bolo knife, the 10.25" blade marked at the right ricasso "U.S. Mod 1917", marked at the left ricasso "Plumb, Phila. 1918", a steel guard wood two pin handle, overall 15"l, housed in canvas and leather scabbard over wood, steel throat, marked at the back of scabbard tip "FK-CO, 1918, B.H.S.": (1) U.S. Model 1880 Hunting Knife, having an 8.5" spear point blade, a brass guard stamped at the left side "U.S. Springfield", at the right side numbered "8558", a turned maple handle, overall 13.5"l; (1) U.S. Model 1912 Cavalry Picket Pin, a multi use steel tool in the form of a hammer, housed in leather case; (1) later mfg. copy of the Army Pickaxe, steel with wood handle, marked Taiwan, housed in a canvas pouch with belt hooks marked "U,S", overall approx. 17.5"h, 3.5"w; (1) U.S. marked Camillus 1981 pocket knife; (2) bullet molds, one for ball ammo marked 50, the other unmarked for conical bullets, rust. for shipping larges measure approx. 17.5" x 3.5" x 13.75", total of all 7.25lbs Provenance: Collection of T'Odon Charles (Chuck) Leshikar, Jr., (Texas,1946-2020), Vietnam, U.S. Army Lt. ,“Delta Raiders,” D Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, later Echo Company commander, Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, Soldiers Medal, Purple Heart. More information including the Silver Star citation see:  https://toddshistory.com/?cat=12