Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Danzig Arsenal dated 1891 - No Turkish Markings Original Machine Guns with only the felt top

with only the felt top pad still present

A nice “gold” gilt powder compact

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Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Danzig Arsenal dated 1891 - No Turkish Markings Original Machine Guns with only the felt topOriginal 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 at Danzig Arsenal, located on the Baltic Sea in what is today Gdask Poland, in 1891. It then and then saw long service, as indicated by the different markings on the gun. It also does not have any export markings from Turkey or other countries, so this was never shipped off as