Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath Barrels After occupying Lisbon in November

After occupying Lisbon in November 1807

The knife measures about 8 inches long

so it was definitely made this way from the beginning

the simplest of al SS shoulderboards

She encountered Japanese ships but expended no torpedoes

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath Barrels After occupying Lisbon in NovemberOriginal 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,