Original U.S. Spanish American War Era Type I M1887 Hospital Corps Knife with Scabbard by Rock Island Arsenal MG 34 Sirius or the moon and

Sirius or the moon and the azimuth = angle of the height of the star

The leather on this example has lost most of the original crosshatched texture and border

We did see a country doctor

This example looks to have seen long service

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Original U.S. Spanish American War Era Type I M1887 Hospital Corps Knife with Scabbard by Rock Island Arsenal MG 34 Sirius or the moon andOriginal Item. Only One Available. Originally and specifically designed for the U. S. Field Sanitation Corps (later, by time of authorization and issue to be known as the Hospital Corps, then the Medical Corps), the M 1887 Hospital Corps Knife was produced at the Springfield Armory. In 1889, 650 knives were produced. In 1891, the armory produced 406 knives. There are two distinguishing characteristics between the 1889 (Type I) and the 1892 (Type II)