Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath British Machine Guns - 502nd Airborne Infantry Regiment

- 502nd Airborne Infantry Regiment patch

Rathenow" in Germany

It still has a clear circled "P" proof behind the trigger guard

working buckles and snap

and the metallic whiz of shells overhead merged into a continuous scream

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1880 Hunting Knife with Leather Sheath British Machine Guns - 502nd Airborne Infantry RegimentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is only the second example 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, though