M1904 US Medical Corps Bolo Knife 1904 Dated One Of The First Made Very Rare
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M-1904 Hospital Corps Knife # 557
US M1904 HOSPITAL CORPS KNIFE. Overall length: 17 1/8". Blade is marked "U.S. 557" on 1 side & "1904" on the other. Brass S shaped cross guard. 1 Piece wooden grip w/ 3 brass rivets, brass eyelet & a sm. brass pommel cap. No sheath.
The M-1904 Hospital Corps Knife was the first of the modern Springfield Armory made edged weapons to carry a serial number. Designed for use by the U. S. Army Medical Corps, over 40, 000 Hospital Corps K...nives were made at the Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA between 1904 and 1914. According to archive correspondence, the first 236 knives were issued without serial numbers, but at the request of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, the Springfield Armory began the serial numbering process with number 237 and continuing upward. Previously issued knives were recalled for numbering, but a very small number of knives without serial numbers have survived. The lowest known serial number is 264.SPRINGFIELD ARMORYEdged Weapon Survey Databy Thomas J. WiltziusM-1904 Hospital Corps KnifeYearProduction*Low Serial No.High Serial No.1904 (a)295264**2, 96019052, 9053, 0534, 33319061, 500----19074504, 6165, 74919081, 0005, 9748, 254
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US M1904 HOSPITAL CORPS KNIFE. Overall length: 17 1/8". Blade is marked "U.S. 557" on 1 side & "1904" on the other. Brass S shaped cross guard. 1 Piece wooden grip w/ 3 brass rivets, brass eyelet & a sm. brass pommel cap. No sheath.
The M-1904 Hospital Corps Knife was the first of the modern Springfield Armory made edged weapons to carry a serial number. Designed for use by the U. S. Army Medical Corps, over 40, 000 Hospital Corps K...nives were made at the Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA between 1904 and 1914. According to archive correspondence, the first 236 knives were issued without serial numbers, but at the request of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, the Springfield Armory began the serial numbering process with number 237 and continuing upward. Previously issued knives were recalled for numbering, but a very small number of knives without serial numbers have survived. The lowest known serial number is 264.SPRINGFIELD ARMORYEdged Weapon Survey Databy Thomas J. WiltziusM-1904 Hospital Corps KnifeYearProduction*Low Serial No.High Serial No.1904 (a)295264**2, 96019052, 9053, 0534, 33319061, 500----19074504, 6165, 74919081, 0005, 9748, 254
Item is in exact condition as on the photo and description.
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