(This is posted in JPS WWI forum and the military mauser forum)
I went to a local gunshow today, and lo and behold, two beautiful rifles asked me if they could come home with me... As I have a soft spot for WWI related rifles I could not turn them down... One was a 1917 Mosin, the other a Gew88. I got both at a ridiculously low price too, cannot resist that.
To americans who have access to lots of low priced Gew88s it may seem strange to be so overjoyed about finding one, but you hardly ever find one in Norway!
I've coupled it with an Ersatz bayonet (Carter EB3) as I like the look of that....
It has two regimental markings on it. On the front band is 79.RR.10.24. The first R is italic, the other is not. Any help identifying the unit is welcome...
The rear band is unit marked B.6.RR.10.119. Here too the first R is italic.
Looks good with an ersatz bayonet...
I like it. The quick release sling swiwel was there too...
Loewe Berlin 1891.
One thing is not perfectly imperial... The Receiver is blued. I believe it should be in the white in original imperial condition. Can it be a Weimar era rework, or someone simply blued it, WWI arsenal rework???
The bolt matches itself, but not the rifle, sadly.
Here it is in perspective showing the bayonet on... The lid on the magazine well is 1914 dated.
And, in its natural habitat....
All comments are welcome...
I went to a local gunshow today, and lo and behold, two beautiful rifles asked me if they could come home with me... As I have a soft spot for WWI related rifles I could not turn them down... One was a 1917 Mosin, the other a Gew88. I got both at a ridiculously low price too, cannot resist that.
To americans who have access to lots of low priced Gew88s it may seem strange to be so overjoyed about finding one, but you hardly ever find one in Norway!
I've coupled it with an Ersatz bayonet (Carter EB3) as I like the look of that....
It has two regimental markings on it. On the front band is 79.RR.10.24. The first R is italic, the other is not. Any help identifying the unit is welcome...
The rear band is unit marked B.6.RR.10.119. Here too the first R is italic.
Looks good with an ersatz bayonet...
I like it. The quick release sling swiwel was there too...
Loewe Berlin 1891.
One thing is not perfectly imperial... The Receiver is blued. I believe it should be in the white in original imperial condition. Can it be a Weimar era rework, or someone simply blued it, WWI arsenal rework???
The bolt matches itself, but not the rifle, sadly.
Here it is in perspective showing the bayonet on... The lid on the magazine well is 1914 dated.
And, in its natural habitat....
All comments are welcome...