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Lot 9060
Antique Gewehr 88 Rifle
Sale 2029 - Arms, Armor and Militaria Online
Lots Open
Aug 27, 2024
Lots Close
Sep 10, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 - 400
Price Realized
$420
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Antique Gewehr 88 Rifle
7.92x57mm. 29.1" barrel length. SN: 3514c. Blued metal finish with polished bolt in Walnut straight wrist stock with no upper handguard and featuring a full length barrel shroud. Bolt-action internal magazine fed repeating rifle charged with Mannlicher style en-bloc clips, and mounting adjustable ladder rear notch and front blade sights. Receiver is marked LOEWE BERLIN/1891, indicating it was made by Ludwig Loewe in 1891, before that company became part of Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken. Receiver shows model marking Gew. 88 with the receiver further marked S, indicating its sights were updated for the later Spitzer projectile. Serial numbers do not match. Comes with a cleaning rod and a leather sling.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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