Original German Made M1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle by Loewe of Berlin with Aluminum Grip Bayonet - made in 1897 War of 1812 3rd Infantry Division insignia path

3rd Infantry Division insignia path on left shoulder and lieutenant bars

an order which was delivered personally by MacArthur's chief of staff

Possibly the flash was replaced in 1918 or the helmet made two years earlier had not yet been issued

The jacket is not named and no laundry number can be found

After combat missions ended

Original German Made M1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle by Loewe of Berlin with Aluminum Grip Bayonet - made in 1897 War of 1812 3rd Infantry Division insignia pathOriginal Item: Only one available. his is a very nice example of the Model 1891 Argentine Mauser rifle, one of many "export" models made for foreign governments, all based on the Mauser Model 1889. After the Mauser brothers finished work on the Model 71 84 for Germany in 1880, the design team set out to create a small caliber repeater that used smokeless powder. Because of setbacks brought on by Wilhelm Mauser's death, they failed to have the design