Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 S Cavalry Carbine by C.G. HAENEL dated 1890 Marked to the Life Guards Hussars - Matching Serial 5480 a Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout Both hanger rings are still

Both hanger rings are still present on their bolsters

but the wooden body is still fully intact

There is not any real mothing that we can see on the cap

routing them from the area

Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 S Cavalry Carbine by C.G. HAENEL dated 1890 Marked to the Life Guards Hussars - Matching Serial 5480 a Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout Both hanger rings are stillOriginal 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 excellent example is of the Cavalry Carbine and was made by government contractor C. G. HAENEL, located in SUHL