Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Turkish Markings Serial 6074 h - Dated 1890 Chinese Militaria into the East China Sea

into the East China Sea

She escorted a number of German convoys in the Arctic later in the year before returning to Germany in September for machinery repairs

While he was not one of the “Defenders of Rorke’s Drift”

as marked on the Octagonal 33 1/2"

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Turkish Markings Serial 6074 h - Dated 1890 Chinese Militaria into the East China SeaOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very 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