Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Turkish Markings Serial 6074 h - Dated 1890 Chinese Militaria and Maude E

and Maude E

: The US stamp is still visible

Therefore tentatively agreed he might have them

as marked on the Octagonal 33 1/2"

into the East China Sea

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Turkish Markings Serial 6074 h - Dated 1890 Chinese Militaria and Maude EOriginal 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