Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 S Commission Rifle by Spandau Arsenal Serial 2546 x - Dated 1890 French Artwork & Posters and a high-cap "drum" style

and a high-cap "drum" style magazine

on 7 May 1917

the construction was shifted to wood laminate

Joseph Bonaparte

The inner helmet is in very good condition

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 S Commission Rifle by Spandau Arsenal Serial 2546 x - Dated 1890 French Artwork & Posters and a high-cap "drum" styleOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice example of the iconic German Gewehr 1888 "Commission Rifle", also known as the Gewehr 88, or GEW 88. It was manufactured during 1890 at the Spandau Imperial Arsenal, located in Berlin, a storied production plant that would later produce the MG 08 and MG 08 15 Maxim Machine guns during the First World War. The rifle then looks to have seen long service, most likely with several different regiments.