Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Serial 3477 c - Dated 1891 Ordnance and is over all in

and is over all in a delicate condition

It has been fitted with a fold up multi aperture back sight and comes with its original iron ram rod

We have never seen one of these before and frankly never expect to again

German stick grenades typically had only a thin steel casing surrounding the explosive charge

two hundred and twenty enlisted soldiers deemed by their battalions to possess leadership potential reported for two weeks of Ranger training

Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Serial 3477 c - Dated 1891 Ordnance and is over all inOriginal 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 and a Carbine starting in 1888 and an Artillery Carbine adopted in 1891. Our example is of the Cavalry Carbine and was made by government contractor C. G. HAENEL, located in SUHL in 1891, as