U.S. M1880 Hunting Knife Springfield Armory Spanish-American War Era Indian Wars LOST 8 SHOT REPLACED FROM

LOST 8 SHOT REPLACED FROM

President of the German Weimar Republic

Dated - 1933-36

Signs of storage wear and cleaning to the scabbard

900 Silver

U.S. M1880 Hunting Knife Springfield Armory Spanish-American War Era Indian Wars LOST 8 SHOT REPLACED FROMDeveloped during the same period of American "multi use" military experimentation that produced the Springfield Trapdoor ramrod and trowel bayonets, the Springfield Model 1880 "Hunting Knife" was quite similar in size and appearance to the entrenching tool developed in the same year. The handle and bolster design is very similar, though it is fitted with brass, and not steel. The M 1880 Hunting Knife was designed for concurrent use with the M 1881 and