HOW TO TRACK A MAUSER GEWEHR 98 SERIAL NUMBER
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This little carbine used an integral 5 shot box magazine and was extremely popular. In 1891 this was cutting edge technology as the Gewehr 1888 Mauser rifles and carbines were the first to use the 7.92mm cartridge that replaced the 10.4mm used in the Mauser 1871/84 tubular magazine rifles. This second marking would be for the Imperial German 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Regiment, 2nd squad, 149th weapon. It also has a crossed out regimental marking on theВ sight protector, 9. It bears an S marked over the chamber to indicate modification for the S-PATRONE cartridge introduced in 1903 (we do not recommend firing the S-cartridge in this carbine). The land and grooves can still be seen, but they do show wear. The carbine has an 18' barrel and looks to have seen use during service, as the bore is somewhat dark, with fouling and oxidation. Artillery service could be rough work, and it shows. There also is a significant gouge on the front right forestock, which has also partly worn into the barrel jacket. The stock definitely shows its age, and has some damage and removed wood on top of the butt stock, which was probably done to make the top smoother. This is definitely an 'All Matching' example, very desirable to collectors.

HOW TO TRACK A MAUSER GEWEHR 98 SERIAL NUMBER

Serial number 7698 / b is marked on almost every part of the rifle, with 98 on some smaller components such as the barrel band and firing pin holder. in GermanВ blackface type, and there are additional proof marks on various components of the carbine. The right side of the receiver is marked with Gew. 1896., for 1896 manufacture at theВ Imperial Erfurt Arsenal, located in Thuringia. Our example is of the Artillery Carbine Gewehr 91,В and isВ marked over the chamber with (CROWN) / ERFURT. The rifle was carried throughout WW1, there are many known 1918 dated photographs showing it was still in use with the artillery at the end of the war. They again were re-issued in 1914 after the war began.

The Gew 91 were replaced by the Karbiner 98 AZ between 1909 - 1910, and were stored away for the Reserves & Landwehr, then in turn for the Landstrum. Those manufactured or rebarreled post 1896 were Z modified (deepened rifle grooves), and most were 'S' modified (like this one) between 1903 - 1905. They were produced between 1891 - 1896 by private contractors, mainly C.G. TheВ gunВ was adopted for Prussia, Saxony and Wurttemberg on 25 March, 1891. In 1891 Artillery Carbine was adopted called the Gewehr 91, and it was identical to the Cavalry carbine, except it had a stacking hook below the nose cap.

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The M-1888 Rifle was referred to as the 'Commission Rifle' and was manufactured as a full Infantry Rifle (Gewehr 88) and a Cavalry Carbine (Karabiner 88) starting in 1888. Original Item: Only One Available.В Adopted in 1888 the new German Infantry round in 7.92 X 57mm replaced the old 10.4mm large bore cartridge adopted in 1871.

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