Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr Serial 8154 d with No Turkish Markings - Dated 1894 MILITARIA though the top securing tie

though the top securing tie string is missing

offered in very good

which the Egyptian contract rifles should have

made of something similar to "Damascus" steel

German letterhead

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr Serial 8154 d with No Turkish Markings - Dated 1894 MILITARIA though the top securing tieOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a nice "salty" service used example of the iconic German Gewehr 1888 "Commission Rifle", also known as the Gewehr 88, or GEW 88. It was manufactured during 1894 by the famed Steyr Mannlicher firearms division of sterreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft (WG, Austrian Arms Manufacturing Company) in Austria. The rifle then saw long service, as indicated by the large number of different markings on the gun. The