Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr serial 8797e - Dated 1894 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets Long Island and the trumpet/bugle

Long Island and the trumpet/bugle was gifted to Robert Mullen in the summer of 1915 by Captain Merritt

and is found in the modern countries of India

They are tighter tolerances than expected

at the age of about 22

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr serial 8797e - Dated 1894 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets Long Island and the trumpet/bugleOriginal 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 manufactured by the Steyr Mannlicher firearms division of sterreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft (WG, Austrian Arms Manufacturing Company) in Austria. The rifle then and then saw long service, as indicated by the large amount of wear on the gun, as well as the mismatch bolt serial numbers.