Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle by Spandau Arsenal - Dated 1890 Japanese Flare Guns and reported the capture of

and reported the capture of a possible German spy in an American uniform

This example has an 8 inch blade and an overall length of 13 1/4 inches

and the rubber under the skull pad has melted

5 kg TNT (sometimes Amatol)

It measures 8

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle by Spandau Arsenal - Dated 1890 Japanese Flare Guns and reported the capture ofOriginal 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 manufactured by the Steyr Mannlicher firearms division of sterreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft (WG, Austrian Arms Manufacturing Company) in Austria. The rifle then and then saw long service, as indicated by the large amount of wear on the gun, as well as the mismatch bolt serial numbers.