Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Turkish Markings - Dated 1890 Receivers the major arsenal and arms

the major arsenal and arms factory throughout the 18th and 19th centuries

This is a very nice example of the Mauser Model 1871/84 rifle the first Magazine rifle widely used by the German Empire

It comes complete with English proffer barrel and an iron ramrod

Size is approximately a 38" chest

which were obsoleted when the Luftwaffe moved to larger caliber guns in their bombers

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Turkish Markings - Dated 1890 Receivers the major arsenal and armsOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a good example of the iconic German Gewehr 1888 "Commission Rifle", also known as the Gewehr 88, or GEW 88. It was made by Ludwig Loewe & Company in Berlin, the company that eventually become the famous Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Aktien Gesellschaft (German Weapons and Munitions public limited company), known more commonly as DWM. They were a major producer of weapons for Imperial Germany before