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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:German
Title:Rifle
Type:Armament; Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Place Made:Europe; Germany
Measurements:overall: 49 in; 124.46 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK L.B.1.17
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Description:
German Mauser rifle of the World War period. .31 cal round steel barrel, nearly full length black walnut stock, cracked under the receiver and split at the butt. Elevation rear sight marked from 4 to 20. Bayonet missing. Marked GEW 98 (Gewehr 1898) on the side of the receiver, SPANDAU 1914 at the top, with proof marks and 9382 on both barrel and receiver. This gun was the infantry arm of the German army from 1898 through the World War.
Weight: 8 3/4 lbs

Tags:
firearms; weapons

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