Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Ersatz Bayonet - Dated 1891 German Antique Guns This example has also been

This example has also been modified by welding on a long steel tube over the ejection port

Also inlcuded are war time yellow tint glass googles in very nice condition

Although it dates perhaps 30 years before Jim Bowie was killed at the Alamo the large blade with a very slight Bowie style point would make this a forerunner of things to come

The gold-plated

Sent to defend the southern slope of Little Round Top by Col

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Ersatz Bayonet - Dated 1891 German Antique Guns This example has also beenOriginal 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