Original German Pre-WWI Regiment Marked Karabiner 88 S Artillery Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Dated 1891 - Matching Serial 7873 f Scandinavian Militaria much like their North Korean

much like their North Korean counterparts

possibly from an officer he served under written in 1952

which is a WWI design but did continue to be made up until 1940

especially considering it is from the age of black powder

Original German Pre-WWI Regiment Marked Karabiner 88 S Artillery Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Dated 1891 - Matching Serial 7873 f Scandinavian Militaria much like their North KoreanOriginal 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 (Gewehr 88) and a Cavalry Carbine (Karabiner 88) starting in 1888. In 1891 Artillery Carbine was adopted called the Gewehr 91, and it was identical to the Cavalry carbine, except it had a