Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife by Springfield Armory with Leather Sheath Marked to Watervliet Arsenal Spanish Artillery worn poster that still retains

worn poster that still retains beautiful color

The liner is correct "high pressure Korean War Era issue and stamped with a W under mold number 19

some of the best basketball was being played on the courts of service teams

Original USAAF tags are still present with names written on them

and it looks like there was a one time a koiguchi (scabbard mouth) fitting

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife by Springfield Armory with Leather Sheath Marked to Watervliet Arsenal Spanish Artillery worn poster that still retainsOriginal 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,