You will find early Mannlichers from Steyr as well as German and Austrian custom makers, and you will find custom-ordered takedown rifles and modified Gewehr 88s. .Rd5g7JmL4Fdk-aZi1-U_V{transition:all .1s linear 0s}._2TMXtA984ePtHXMkOpHNQm{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px;margin-bottom:4px}.CneW1mCG4WJXxJbZl5tzH{border-top:1px solid var(--newRedditTheme-line);margin-top:16px;padding-top:16px}._11ARF4IQO4h3HeKPpPg0xb{transition:all .1s linear 0s;display:none;fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:middle;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4px;cursor:pointer}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:hover ._11ARF4IQO4h3HeKPpPg0xb{display:inline-block}._2IvhQwkgv_7K0Q3R0695Cs{border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line)}._2IvhQwkgv_7K0Q3R0695Cs:focus{outline:none}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B{transition:all .1s linear 0s;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line)}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:focus{outline:none}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B.IeceazVNz_gGZfKXub0ak,._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:hover{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk{margin-top:25px;left:-9px}._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP,._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP:focus-within,._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP:hover{transition:all .1s linear 0s;border:none;padding:8px 8px 0}._25yWxLGH4C6j26OKFx8kD5{display:inline}._2YsVWIEj0doZMxreeY6iDG{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;padding:4px 6px}._1hFCAcL4_gkyWN0KM96zgg{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);margin-right:8px;margin-left:auto;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-errorText)}._1hFCAcL4_gkyWN0KM96zgg,._1dF0IdghIrnqkJiUxfswxd{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:16px;cursor:pointer;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;-webkit-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none}._1dF0IdghIrnqkJiUxfswxd{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._3VGrhUu842I3acqBMCoSAq{font-weight:700;color:#ff4500;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:4px}._3VGrhUu842I3acqBMCoSAq,.edyFgPHILhf5OLH2vk-tk{font-size:12px;line-height:16px}.edyFgPHILhf5OLH2vk-tk{font-weight:400;-ms-flex-preferred-size:100%;flex-basis:100%;margin-bottom:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX{margin-top:6px}._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._3MAHaXXXXi9Xrmc_oMPTdP{margin-top:4px} The sporting model 1888 cartridge uses a relatively light charge of modern leaf powder with a relatively soft bullet. I agree. That way the use the existing chamber and just recut the neck & throat. So price on this is not bad. Kyle you're fooling with a weapon contrived in black powder era and obselete by WW 1. The receiver required 120 operations. The designer was Louis Schlegelmilch chief gunsmith of Spandau Arsenal who perfected the mauser M1871 bolt adding two locking lugs in front of it. In his entire life he didnt design not even a single screw but he was a very very smart manager and director of Steyr factory OEWG. In a relatively good place, but it's not OR. Yes the newer guns may shoot accurately but holding a piece of plasticky stocked junk made mostly of stamped sheet metal and junk castings its enough to make a brass monkey puke providing you are one of those rare old time individuals that actually understands what goes into the making of a quality firearm. So good was the Commission action that Steyr, in Austria, which manufactured the 88 under contract for Berlin, modified it into a hunting rifle. Some Karabiner 88 carbines are known to have been produced in 757mm Mauser instead of the usual M/88 or the 7.9257mm Mauser chambering. 14th December 2020 gewehr 88 sporter. I can't imagine that it would be easy, but Americans were making accurate rifles before 1800 - I bet you could do it too! I'm doing it because I want to build a very cheap but unusual hunting gun. Typical 88/05 conversion to closed box magazine, notched receiver for 8mm & has . but for these why not use a turk kkale 8mm barrel, it needs to be modified a little to fit but will correct the diameter issues and make a good, unique, cheap, brush gun. During the following 50 years, the rifle and its Hanyang 88 copy were used in the Xinhai Revolution, the Chinese Civil War and the War of Resistance against Japan and proved more than adequate against the Japanese Arisaka Type 38 rifle, though the latter was newer by 30 years. Nice commercial 88 sporting rifle they were manufactured until right after WW1. A brush gun is for navigating through brushy conditions not shooting brush!". I need a retirement fund. it has the eagles carrying a swastika the serial is 22651 I BYF 43 it has so many markings on it actually. Although I have never been a big fan of the 857 there is absolutely nothing wrong with this cartridge as it is right up their with the ubiquitous 30-06. please nourse.brad@gmail.com is my email and/or you can text me at 518902015 pleasse and thank you. Many Gewehr 88 rifles stayed in active service in second-line units, reserves, and in armies allied with the Germans through and well past World War I. The last time they saw action in Chinese service was during the Korean War, where some of them were captured and taken to the US as souvenirs.[14]. I'm planning on building at least one Gew 88 sporter rifle I got from Centerfire and I was just wondering if anyone has done a Gew 88 sporter before. Military Firearm Restoration Corner. There shouldnt be a problem, all the German conversions SHOULD have a prominent S stamped on the receiver. Corrrction: "There" instead of "They" , stupid auto-correct. it has the v sight and more . [11] Some of the ex-UVF rifles were used by Home Guard in the United Kingdom in 1940. The front action screw actually goes into a hole in the very back of the barrel jacket and if I get a new barrel it might not be the right size to fit the end peice of the barrel jacket over. I wouldn't recommend a modern, high-intensity cartridge in one of the old Mauser actions. I have a few in different configuration. Check out the original cartridge box on the 2nd page. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} Should I go for it? It should feed well based on case size but what about the length? For most gun collectors, the era of sporting bolt rifles began with the Mauser 98. It's accuracy is mediocre. September 26, 2006 in Mauser. Hey everyone! From 1905 the rifles were also converted to use the Gewehr 98 type stripper clip by adding stripper clip guides to the top rear of the receiver and altering the magazine becoming Gewehr 88/05 rifles. Snipers Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. There was life before the Mauser 98 and the evidence lies as with so much of American life in the pages of the old Sears, Roebuck wish book. The European sporters are generally worth as much as a non-modified rifle. The first importer of Haenel-Mannlichers was Oscar Hesse of New Jersey, who began bringing them into the U.S. in 1894. The Model 1888 Commission Rifle, best known under the German name Gewehr 88, was the German Empire's response to the French adoption of the Lebel 1886. When Germany replaced the 88 with the Gewehr 98, many of the rifles were given to Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during World War I because both states had a shortage of rifles (however, it was used extensively by the Turkish Army even through the 1930s and 1940s). Gewehr 88/91 - Short-Rifle Variant Karabiner 88 - Shortened carbine form of Model 1888 rifle; introduced in 1890. .FIYolDqalszTnjjNfThfT{max-width:256px;white-space:normal;text-align:center} Schilling - Suhl - Prussia. [citation needed] The Turks issued these and updated versions at least as late as the 1930s. MAUSER Swedish M96 1900 Waffenfabrik Oberndorf GI#: 102174894 I blame the deer for getting behind the brush. Golf and guns (but cattle pay the bills)
And I'm still waiting for my well to come in, guns (duh, ya think? THE LIST IS BY NO MEANS COMPLETE, WE HAVE OVER 1500 STOCKS. You may have noticed a new age verification message when you entered the site. 1888 GEW GERMAN COMMISSION GEWEHR 88 Walnut wood STOCK w/rear swivel & frnt bnd . For military collectors, the Gewehr '88 is almost a cult object, and while it has been widely written about, it is also widely misunderstood. In 1894/95 the German Army changed the barrel specifications from 7.9/8.1mm to 7.9/8.2mm hoping to improve accuracy and Gewehr 88 rifles made from that date on had different bores. 1888 rifles can be dangerous because the sharp pointed (Spitzer) bullet ammunition intended for the later models, will chamber. These rifles should never be used for any other commercialy available cartridge. If I messed up the original Gew barrel I can just pay $20 and get another entire rifle. A 9.3 x 57 would be a VERY cool large mammal thumper. Three forms of carbines were made in quantity in the Model 1888. I planned on doing more research if I did plan to do it. It is sometimes described as a Mauser with Mannlicher features, and sometimes the reverse. Haenal7mm-1.jpg Haenal7mm-2.jpg Haenal7mm-3.jpg Haenal7mm-4.jpg Haenal7mm-5.jpg. The bolt assembly required 174 operations. Seller: Kramer Auction Service LLC - Prairie du Chien, WI. 98 as modified for them are reproduced herewith. TH 88MauSporter 154 31 Sergeant Feb 06, 2016 #3 Certainly enjoy the 1888 sporters like yours. Given equally designed and mounted rifles and similar ammunition and BORE CONDITION, the 7.92X57 (8mm Mauser) will do about anything the .30-06 can do stocks, barrel length, scopes, ammunition variables all figure into it There are a lot more bullet designs of various weights made for the 06 than are available for the 7.92X57.. European loads are far hotter and harder hitting than the rather anemic round-nose loads made in USA for the 8mm Mauser. I'm planning on building at least one Gew 88 sporter rifle I got from Centerfire and I was just wondering if anyone has done a Gew 88 sporter before. In reality, however, the Commission rifle was neither Mauser nor Mannlicher, but that rarest of creatures: A mechanical device designed by committee that was highly successful. Get 12 Issues a year of the country's best firearms writing. Antique GEW 88 Sporter Rifle. Was the spacer threaded or just a simple collar? PRE-WW2 1919 GERMAN MAUSER M98 1898 GEWEHRFABRIK DANZIG COMMERCIAL SPORTING RIFLE 8X57 OR 8X57JS. I'd be curious to see some pictures of the scope and markings on it. i have an old mauser in awesome shape could someone help me learn more about it. Many of the Gewehr 88-rifles were produced by the armament manufacturer Loewe & Company, whose chairman was Jewish entrepreneur Isidor Loewe. Gewehr 88/05, Gewehr 88/14, Karabiner 88, With m/88 620 m/s (2066 fps), 8mm Mauser 868 m/s (2847 fps), This page was last edited on 20 November 2022, at 10:38. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Eventually I intend to scope a nice Steyr Mauser 98 sporting conversion I bought a few years ago, someone did a real nice conversion- probably early post- war German, judging by the style of the stock and metal work. ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. $131.00 + $29.99 shipping . Collecting Haenel-Mannlichers may never make you any money, but it can lead into exploration of a fascinating byway in the history of the sporting rifle. A brush gun is for navigating through brushy conditions not shooting brush! I really like the idea of the 9.3x57. As a result, the lugs are further back than in genuine Mauser designs. Beautiful. 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