Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath Manufacture Type_Original Items Army Forces in the Far

Army Forces in the Far East

a reworked wheelbase and simplified bipod to give rise to the Model 1943 (M1943) which joined the M1937 and M1941 models already in circulation

so all we can make out is BRAUNSCHWEIG

Most were then issued to units from those states

carrying case

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath Manufacture Type_Original Items Army Forces in the FarOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is only one of the few examples of one of these hunting knives that we have had! Developed 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,