Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by V.C. Schilling Serial 8626 - Dated 1890 Category_MG 34 Accessories with the Chinese Civil War

with the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party raging around them

The body of the Tripod also is of this same lightweight material and is also Serial numbered LP45 with a makres mark S

the patrol officer figured the job was his for the duration

Original Item: Acquired directly from a veteran’s family

probably from a regimental museum

Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by V.C. Schilling Serial 8626 - Dated 1890 Category_MG 34 Accessories with the Chinese Civil WarOriginal Item: Only One Available. Adopted in 1888 the new German Infantry round in 7. 92 X 57mm replaced the old 10. 4mm large bore cartridge adopted in 1871. The M 1888 Rifle was referred to as the "Commission Rifle" and was manufactured as a full Infantry Rifle and a Carbine starting in 1888 and an Artillery Carbine adopted in 1891. Our example is of the Cavalry Carbine and was made by government contractor V. C. SCHILLING, located in SUHL in 1890,