Original German Pre-WWI Regiment Marked Karabiner 88 S Artillery Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Dated 1891 - Matching Serial 7873 f Scandinavian Militaria such as this fine example

such as this fine example

This receiver was created by using portions of the original torch cut receiver

especially considering it is from the age of black powder

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

Original German Pre-WWI Regiment Marked Karabiner 88 S Artillery Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Dated 1891 - Matching Serial 7873 f Scandinavian Militaria such as this fine exampleOriginal 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