Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr - Dated 1890 Snider Rifle Zimmermann of Pforzheim offered in

Zimmermann of Pforzheim offered in very good condition

Born in 1833

He joined the Army in 1912 with 1st Regiment of Grenadiers but in after the invasion by Germany in 1914 transferred to the Motor Machine Gun Corp

It bears multiple waffen proofs

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by ŒWG Steyr - Dated 1890 Snider Rifle Zimmermann of Pforzheim offered inOriginal 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. The