Original German Pre-WWI KAR 88 Cavalry Carbine by ERFURT - Dated 1893 U.S. Edged Weapons were hard at work turning

were hard at work turning out the materials of war

Londonderry in Ireland since 1613

roughly 554 men

A very nice example of a difficult to find early variation of the German WW2 Feuerwehr Helmet

The serial number 30252 denotes the year of manufacture as 1878

Original German Pre-WWI KAR 88 Cavalry Carbine by ERFURT - Dated 1893 U.S. Edged Weapons were hard at work turningOriginal Item: Only One Available. Adopted in 1888 the new German Infantry round in 7. 92 X 57mm replaced the old 10. 4mm large bore cartridge adopted in 1871. The M 1888 Rifle was referred to as the "Commission Rifle" and was manufactured as a full Infantry Rifle and a Carbine starting in 1888 and an Artillery Carbine adopted in 1891. Our example is of the Cavalry Carbine and is made at the great Arsenal outside Berlin ERFURT and is dated 1893. The