Original U.S. WWII Era Addressograph Model 70 Medical Dog Tag Imprinting Machine by Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation with Original Instruction Sheet Antique Smith & Wessons Christopher Spencer was eventually able

Christopher Spencer was eventually able to gain an audience with President Abraham Lincoln

with the expected powder fouling and oxidation on the interior

painted on the inside crown

while flying with the 94th Aero Squadron

and some damage from being used as a hammer it looks like

Original U.S. WWII Era Addressograph Model 70 Medical Dog Tag Imprinting Machine by Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation with Original Instruction Sheet Antique Smith & Wessons Christopher Spencer was eventually ableOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Model 70 Addressograph is a pistol type Imprinting Machine used by the US Army Medical Department to transfer a patients identification data directly to his Medical Records. To speed up preparation of specific medical documents and forms such as Clearing Station Tags (Medical Department Form 53), this special mechanical device printed information directly from the individual identification tags (aka Dog Tags)