Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife by Springfield Armory with Leather Sheath by Rock Island Arsenal Technical Books The brass grips are darkened

The brass grips are darkened and are marked U

and is pretty much devoid of plating

The writing is faint

Their basic construction is a prismatic dry card compass with both a momentary bearing lock and transit lock

and were manufactured by Gaskell & Chambers of Birmingham

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife by Springfield Armory with Leather Sheath by Rock Island Arsenal Technical Books The brass grips are darkenedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is one of the few examples 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, though it is