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  1. Mannlicher, Steyr & Blackpowder Cartridge Rifles
    I picked up two Gew. 88's that'd been hanging on the wall of an antique shop since the dawn of time, both Spandau's, one made in 1889 and the other in 1895. They have the typical problems; coated in gunk, missing bolt, rusted barrel jacket, but the biggest glaring problem is the amount of wood...
  2. The Military Mauser Forum
    Hello guys! Recently this rifle popped up on a Hungarian auction site. It is quite an interesting one, let me tell you why. The rifle has a standard Gew. 88 action, a Gew. 88 flip sight, and a jacketless barrel. The flip sight is very typical on early Chinese Type 88 rifles. Placement of the...
  3. German Militaria Forum
    I have a nice 1891 Loewe with original to rifle front band I am hopeful of deciphering. The rifle is in original 88 configuration and almost all matching but bolt and rear band. It shows almost no internal use. Any help would be appreciated...
  4. Mannlicher, Steyr & Blackpowder Cartridge Rifles
    Hi all, I’ve always loved the Gew 88 and am fascinated by their history and how much they’ve traveled and done in their ~130 year lifetimes. However, they are as confusing as they are interesting, with some rifles being perfect all-matching time capsules and others being mixed and matched to...
  5. Mannlicher, Steyr & Blackpowder Cartridge Rifles
    Hi all, I've got a Loewe Gew 88/05 that I really enjoy and I'm looking at picking up a barreled 88/05 action from Century to start a project gun. It looks like it's a crapshoot to get one with the trigger guard/magazine, trigger, sights and other parts, so I was thinking about maybe getting...
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