Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe Berlin with Sling - Dated 1890 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Although most flint and percussion

Although most flint and percussion locks are held to the stock with two machine screws

and the hammer replaced

with different emblems placed on the ball of the grenade

This is a Service "A" uniform

In a private collection for almost 20 years

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe Berlin with Sling - Dated 1890 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets Although most flint and percussionOriginal 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 made by Ludwig Loewe & Company in Berlin, the company that eventually become the famous Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Aktien Gesellschaft (German Weapons and Munitions public limited company), known more commonly as DWM. They were a major producer of weapons for Imperial Germany before