Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Spandau Arsenal - Dated 1890 Receiver 1945 announcing the release of

1945 announcing the release of Bonnar as a POW

then onto Culcutta and through Burma to take an early convoy on the Ledo-Burma Road up to Kumming Air Base

This indicates very early and possible pre WW2 production

this was particularly true of the 517th

July and December 1917 and August 1918 these all have contents related to the Great War

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Spandau Arsenal - Dated 1890 Receiver 1945 announcing the release ofOriginal 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 at the Spandau Imperial Arsenal, located in Berlin, and then and then saw long service, as indicated by the large number of different markings on the gun. It still retains the original German Regimental Markings on the middle barrel band: 24. R. 2. 72. The stylized R indicates use by