Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this Historical bolt action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Amberg Gewehr 88!
This example was manufactured in 1889, which was the second year of production! This example features a marked-out serial number which was re-serialized by the army that captured this example, making it quite rare!
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This example was manufactured in 1889, which was the second year of production! This example features a marked-out serial number which was re-serialized by the army that captured this example, making it quite rare!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Amberg
Model: Gewehr Mod.88
Serial: 8325
Date of Manufacture: 1889 (Second year of production)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 29 1/4"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with a fold adjustable v-notch ladder rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Bolt Action
Markings: Standard / Top of receiver stamped with an "S" over a crown and "Amberg 1889" below the crown, Right side receiver stamped with German proof marks, Left side of receiver stamped "G.Mod.88."
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
In 1894/95, the German Army changed the barrel specifications from 7.9/8.1 mm to 7.9/8.2 mm, hoping to improve accuracy, and Gewehr 88 rifles made from that date had different bores. The 8.08 mm (.318 in) bullet diameter, however, remained unchanged. After 1895 most Gewehr 1888 rifles were regrooved. In 1903, the German Army adopted a new service cartridge that fired lighter bullets measuring 8.20 mm (.323 in) in diameter. From then on, many Gewehr 88 rifles were rechambered to fire the new 1903 pattern 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge becoming Gewehr 88 S rifles. This rechambering required more work as the 7.92×57mm Mauser chambering required a wider chamber throat to take the thicker brass of the new 1903 pattern cartridge. 7.92×57mm Mauser adapted rifles have the receiver marked with a large "S" roll mark.
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. After the start of World War 1, some of the remaining Gewehr 88 S rifles were modified to the Gewehr 88/14 standard, which was generally similar to Gewehr 88/05 but with cruder workmanship. Some 88s were sold to various nations or armed groups or captured in combat, and therefore a wide variety of markings can be found, such as Bulgarian stars, English proofs, Turkish crescents and symbols, Polish eagles, etc. Gew 88s were re-serialized by the army, capturing them in some rare cases (i.e.; Greece/Turks) or/and when they were re-barrelled. The markings found on Gew 88's are very extensive and therefore are a topic of their own.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Gewehr Mod.88
Serial: 8325
Date of Manufacture: 1889 (Second year of production)
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 29 1/4"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with a fold adjustable v-notch ladder rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Bolt Action
Markings: Standard / Top of receiver stamped with an "S" over a crown and "Amberg 1889" below the crown, Right side receiver stamped with German proof marks, Left side of receiver stamped "G.Mod.88."
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Gewehr 88 (commonly called the Model 1888 commission rifle) was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle adopted in 1888. The invention of smokeless powder in the late 19th century immediately rendered all of the large-bore black powder rifles then in use obsolete. To keep pace with the French (who had adopted smokeless powder "small bore" ammunition for their Lebel Model 1886 rifle), the Germans adopted the Gewehr 88 using its own new Patrone 88 cartridge, which the German Rifle Commission also designed.
The rifle was one of many weapons in the arms race between the Germanic states and France, and with Europe in general. There were also two carbine versions, the Karabiner 88 for mounted troops and the Gewehr 91 for artillery. Later models were provided for loading with stripper clips (Gewehr 88/05s and Gewehr 88/14s) and went on to serve in World War I to a limited degree. Unlike many German service rifles before and after, it was not developed by Mauser, by the arms commission, and Mauser was one of the few major arms manufacturers in Germany that did not produce Gewehr 88s. At the time of adoption, the M/88 "Patrone 7.9 mm" was loaded with a 14.6 g (226 gr) round nose bullet that measured 8.08 mm (.318 in) in diameter.
The rifle was one of many weapons in the arms race between the Germanic states and France, and with Europe in general. There were also two carbine versions, the Karabiner 88 for mounted troops and the Gewehr 91 for artillery. Later models were provided for loading with stripper clips (Gewehr 88/05s and Gewehr 88/14s) and went on to serve in World War I to a limited degree. Unlike many German service rifles before and after, it was not developed by Mauser, by the arms commission, and Mauser was one of the few major arms manufacturers in Germany that did not produce Gewehr 88s. At the time of adoption, the M/88 "Patrone 7.9 mm" was loaded with a 14.6 g (226 gr) round nose bullet that measured 8.08 mm (.318 in) in diameter.
In 1894/95, the German Army changed the barrel specifications from 7.9/8.1 mm to 7.9/8.2 mm, hoping to improve accuracy, and Gewehr 88 rifles made from that date had different bores. The 8.08 mm (.318 in) bullet diameter, however, remained unchanged. After 1895 most Gewehr 1888 rifles were regrooved. In 1903, the German Army adopted a new service cartridge that fired lighter bullets measuring 8.20 mm (.323 in) in diameter. From then on, many Gewehr 88 rifles were rechambered to fire the new 1903 pattern 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge becoming Gewehr 88 S rifles. This rechambering required more work as the 7.92×57mm Mauser chambering required a wider chamber throat to take the thicker brass of the new 1903 pattern cartridge. 7.92×57mm Mauser adapted rifles have the receiver marked with a large "S" roll mark.
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. After the start of World War 1, some of the remaining Gewehr 88 S rifles were modified to the Gewehr 88/14 standard, which was generally similar to Gewehr 88/05 but with cruder workmanship. Some 88s were sold to various nations or armed groups or captured in combat, and therefore a wide variety of markings can be found, such as Bulgarian stars, English proofs, Turkish crescents and symbols, Polish eagles, etc. Gew 88s were re-serialized by the army, capturing them in some rare cases (i.e.; Greece/Turks) or/and when they were re-barrelled. The markings found on Gew 88's are very extensive and therefore are a topic of their own.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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