CIVIL WAR CALTROP

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Originally $125.00

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Item Code: M18713

Iron caltrop with six spikes that has been plated with a white metal meas. approx. 2 ¼" round. A bit larger than the standard 1 ½". The caltrop was a device used against the cavalry and mounted men by the infantry. They were tossed in handfuls to break up a cavalry charge causing a horse injury upon stepping up the pointed parts.

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