Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr dated 1890 - Serial 8516 q German Uniforms A Charming Military Lighter

A Charming Military Lighter

Contract number 9085 dates to 1965

The ribs are wrapped with a skein of brass wires

indicating this may have been made for a front line naval officers

Here is a standard Sea Service Brown Bess Musket of the 1810 pattern which has some rather unexpected features

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr dated 1890 - Serial 8516 q German Uniforms A Charming Military LighterOriginal 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. The