A collector friend has an original that was re-handled in the Pacific Northwest style sometime prior to 1902. He somehow conned me into copying the handle, and picked up one of Cold Steel's repros as a blade donor. When side-by-side, the differences in the blade and crossguard were obvious.
That doesn't mean it is a bad knife, just that it isn't an exact copy of the original. The steel is reportedly 1085, which is a decent steel. Properly heat-treated (and Cold Steel is pretty good about that), it works well for big hackers. I don't know if I'd trust the handle for hard use, but that is easily corrected--the handle looks like it is pinned and epoxied. A guy could replace the handle scales and rivet them on in the original manner. You'd want to examine the scabbard and see if it would work for your purpose, maybe modify or replace it, or use it as-is.
If it was offered for sale back in the day, someone who wanted a big knife might have selected one--it just isn't one he would have been issued.