Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe Serial 5356 O with No Turkish Markings - Dated 1891 French & Indian War The leather appears to have

The leather appears to have been hand cut from a larger excess of materia

Two NY State buttons are positioned at the waist above the split

still in the original configuration and ready to display

however it still does have a visible inspection cartouche just above the saddle bar

The bomb had roughly 620 grams of explosive filler

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 1888 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe Serial 5356 O with No Turkish Markings - Dated 1891 French & Indian War The leather appears to haveOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice example of the iconic German Gewehr 1888 "Commission Rifle", also known as the Gewehr 88, or GEW 88. It was made by Ludwig Loewe & Company in Berlin, the company that eventually become the famous Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Aktien Gesellschaft (German Weapons and Munitions public limited company), known more commonly as DWM. They were a major producer of weapons for Imperial Germany