The Gewehr 88 (commonly called the Model 1888 commission rifle) was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle, adopted in 1888. It had a beautiful tiger-striped piece of wood that would have been suitable for a high-grade sporter, let alone a military rifle. Part of the production run was exported to China (see lower) or Latin America (for example Brazil army use them in War of Canudos in 18961897). i don't see how, unless you have rifling cutting bits that will reach the entire length of the barrel. just remember the limitations of each action. Made in 1891 so this is an antique, no FFL/transfer needed. A dainty German guild carbine built on a Gew88 action, not highly ornate, but rather plain; probably sold as a forester's or gamek for sale by Dr Thomas Caceci on GunsAmerica - 957049224 it has the v sight and more . Fine rifle built by Carl Gottlieb HAENEL [Gesellschaft Haenel Waffen-u. Three forms of carbines were made in quantity in the Model 1888. Guns, hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, good beer and things that make people think. Amberg GEW 88 Commision Mauser rifle. After 1895 most Gewehr 1888 rifles were regrooved. I had a nice V.C. The commission rifle saw field service with Germany's colonial expansion, including in China during the Boxer Rebellion (with the Gewehr 88s and the unlicensed Hanyang 88 copies also being used by the opposing Chinese troops),[5] and served as a front line weapon for German troops during World War I until 1915 when the supply of Gewehr 98s increased. Corrrction: "There" instead of "They" , stupid auto-correct. This brings us back to the two major reasons there is only minor collector interest in these rifles. Hey everyone! The invention of smokeless powder in the late 19th century immediately rendered all of the large-bore black powder rifles then in use obsolete. Any idea where I could get a 9.3x57 barrel (not too spendy!)? I'd be curious to see some pictures of the scope and markings on it. Lothar walther, Douglas and Shilen make barrels and I'm sure most other reknowned makers do too. 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). 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. Many of the Gewehr 88-rifles were produced by the armament manufacturer Loewe & Company, whose chairman was Jewish entrepreneur Isidor Loewe. WWI German MG Kompanie Imperial Eratz Bajonett Notbajonett Gewehr 88 no k98. Then with a drill of the proper diameter for the finished lands. Modern hunters make statements like I always blast away at 1,000 yards as it eliminates that sneaking up bit some people call hunting Spoken like a true slob modern hunter. My 8X57's are about all I really want ballistically and recoil wise, as well as being Economical!! I'll probably keep one in the original 8x57 but I don't see why you couldn't do something like 30-06. Sir, how do you like the 9X57's field performance? Not really sure which Rockwell and method I'd specify. The sporting model 1888 cartridge uses a relatively light charge of modern leaf powder with a relatively soft bullet. 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There was usually a stock-bolt in the fore-end, and sometimes they were fitted with receiver sights. TH 88MauSporter 154 31 Sergeant Feb 06, 2016 #3 Certainly enjoy the 1888 sporters like yours. But for a truly skilled shooter the 857 is more than capable of knocking off non dangerous game at 600 yards not that I would take such a shot despite the fact that I have competed in NRA across the course events in their 3 position shooting. Haenels civilian rifles on the Commission action followed the German hunting rifle style that existed since the advent of centerfire cartridges. Unfortunately he stole the Mannlicher patented en bloc clip so the cunning baron blackmailed the arsenal asking for the manufacturing and marketing license of the M1888 without royalties to grant the use of the magazine and clip. 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Warning. I've casually thought about what would have to be done to create an accurately rifled bore, and I've concluded that I'm not going to go there. I blame the deer for getting behind the brush. It was the German service rifle from 1898 to 1935, when it was replaced by the Karabiner 98k, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. Gewehr 88 rifles have been used widely during post World War I revolutions, uprisings and wars (on both sides of the Russian Civil War, the German Revolution of 191819, the Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (191820), the Greater Poland Uprising (191819), the Silesian Uprisings, the Turkish War of Independence, the PolishSoviet War,[8] by the Ulster Volunteers and by Lithuanians in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence). Through this slot projects a bar which retains the cartridges in place against the magazine spring's pressure. Do you think it would be possible for me to convert it to 9.3 myself using CNC machines? Later models 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. Later developed German cartridges are much too powerful to be used in this action. There are two answers to that question, and relative quality has nothing to do with it. Among these developments was the famous round that the Germans introduced in the Gewehr 88: the famous "Patronen 7.92x57mm" that today we call the "8mm Mauser." . This was really a short rifle. If you have one thats been sporterised, dont worry, it will shoot just as well as the modern sporters will, all things being equal.. I seem to recall an ad in Shotgun News for a VCR tape demonstrating how to build a rifling machine. It should feed well based on case size but what about the length? Now if we can find some bolt faces we'll be on a roll. He is also a columnist for Rifle, Handloader, and Safari Times. it has the eagles carrying a swastika the serial is 22651 I BYF 43 it has so many markings on it actually. The scope is European, and probably collectible. In the beginning of the 20th century China bought for a second time a large number of original Gewehr 88 rifles. If you're going to reload and be buried with it, maybe. The case coloring is pretty on these old guns. Barrel is long for a carbine. The M1888 Gew commission rifle is a Manlicher design and was never produced by Mauser. Likely a chopped 88 standard rifle. A Kar 88 barrel is 19" long, so if it is longer than that, it may have been rebarreled. 1888 rifles can be dangerous because the sharp pointed (Spitzer) bullet ammunition intended for the later models, will chamber. Tags: None. I need a retirement fund. The first importer of Haenel-Mannlichers was Oscar Hesse of New Jersey, who began bringing them into the U.S. in 1894. Model classification and certifiable originality are the backbone of gun collecting, and with Haenel-Mannlichers and other civilian rifles based on the Commission action, this is almost impossible. 3d 17h left (Mon, 06:45 PM) +$35.00 shipping Sponsored Gewehr 1888 (Gew88) Commission Rifle Stock - Project/Restoration Piece Brand New $250.00 or Best Offer +$30.95 shipping 10 watchers Sponsored 1 GEW 88 gew 88/05 commission rifle barrel 8mm mauser Good shape $80.00 Buy It Now I bet you could rig something up to produce a nice smooth bore. One of my older loading manuals had data specifically for the Gew 88's. 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For sporting purposes, the most significant by far was the German Commission rifle of 1888. Repetiergewehr M13 - Austro-Hungarian Army Designation. In recognition of these factors, manufacturers in recent years have seldom loaded the M. 1888 type cartridge to give a pressure much higher than 35,000 pounds, using a relatively soft bullet. and now, have fun! /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} Unlike many rifles designed later, the bolt head of this rifle is able to be removed from the bolt body. What method wuld you ask them to use? I have acess to all kinds of equipment so unless I need something firearm specific I should have everything I'll need. BORE IS DARK WITH WORN RIFLING. There fine old rifles are almost exclusively a collectors item and not shooters. ._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4{width:100%}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA{display:none}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA,._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:block}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:none} The commission rifle's bolt action design was a commission modified Mauser action. Shooters planning to use modern 8mm ammunition in a Gewehr 88 slug their bore and chamber as there are four different possible bores and grooves and chamber dimensioning combinations found on the Gewehr 88 rifle. Steyr was not the only company to appreciate the virtues of the Commission rifle. Some 88's 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. The Hide Armory. There are no makers names externally anywhere I can find on the gun. Category : D. Caliber : 8x57J . It was designed by the German Army's Rifle Testing Commission, and combined elements of Mauser and Mannlicher rifle design. The designer was Louis Schlegelmilch chief gunsmith of Spandau Arsenal who perfected the mauser M1871 bolt adding two locking lugs in front of it. The practical result was that the French rifle had greater accuracy and range, and needed cleaning much less often, giving French troops a tactical advantage over the German Army. 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Was it the original ammo that made it dangerous or the design of the rifle? THE LIST IS BY NO MEANS COMPLETE, WE HAVE OVER 1500 STOCKS. I try to be as independent a "do it yourselfer" as I can on principle - if I'm not learning how to do something new its not worth the time investment. don't bother messing around with the 88 if your goal is a cheap hunting gun. Steyr M1893 rumanian and netherland mannlichers are just german 1888 with very minor modifications: barrel jacket removed, added rib on the bolt for better smoothness and slightly different ejector. To settle a patent infringement claim by Steyr-Mannlicher, Germany contracted the Austro-Hungarian company to be one of the manufacturers of Gewehr 88s, and Mannlicher together with Otto Schnauer derived from the Mauser-Schlegelmilch design a whole family of turn-bolt actions, the last of which was serially produced until 1970s. In the U.S. Mauser it is generally called 8mm. C.G. I have a few in different configuration. It would be safer to poke a crack whore bear skinned that to put an 06 in a 88. The front band served also as sight guard. Typical 88/05 conversion to closed box magazine, notched receiver for 8mm & has . Modern European 7.92X57 S-bore ammo is kick-butt stuff, as was the German Army military ammunition. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} Moderators:The Double D, Viclav, Johnny Yuma, GrantR Canada, Carignan Salieres, vincent998. In response the German Army's Rifle Testing Commission developed the Gewehr 88 which was adopted for service in 1888. 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. If you're determined to sport the 88, there's not much a 7 x 57 can't do that a 30-06 will. Because of the soft metal in the receiver, it was possible for European gunsmiths, as well as some American makers of custom rifles, to manufacture beautiful sporting rifles excellently finished, from the receivers or action. .c_dVyWK3BXRxSN3ULLJ_t{border-radius:4px 4px 0 0;height:34px;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;margin-top:32px}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3 ._33jgwegeMTJ-FJaaHMeOjV{border-radius:9001px;height:32px;width:32px}._1OQL3FCA9BfgI57ghHHgV3 ._1wQQNkVR4qNpQCzA19X4B6{height:16px;margin-left:8px;width:200px}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:12px 0}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx ._29TSdL_ZMpyzfQ_bfdcBSc{-ms-flex:1;flex:1}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx .JEV9fXVlt_7DgH-zLepBH{height:18px;width:50px}._39IvqNe6cqNVXcMFxFWFxx ._3YCOmnWpGeRBW_Psd5WMPR{height:12px;margin-top:4px;width:60px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN{height:18px;margin-bottom:4px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._2E9u5XvlGwlpnzki78vasG{width:230px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN.fDElwzn43eJToKzSCkejE{width:100%}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._2kNB7LAYYqYdyS85f8pqfi{width:250px}._2iO5zt81CSiYhWRF9WylyN._1XmngqAPKZO_1lDBwcQrR7{width:120px}._3XbVvl-zJDbcDeEdSgxV4_{border-radius:4px;height:32px;margin-top:16px;width:100%}._2hgXdc8jVQaXYAXvnqEyED{animation:_3XkHjK4wMgxtjzC1TvoXrb 1.5s ease infinite;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--newCommunityTheme-field),var(--newCommunityTheme-inactive),var(--newCommunityTheme-field));background-size:200%}._1KWSZXqSM_BLhBzkPyJFGR{background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetBackgroundColor);border-radius:4px;padding:12px;position:relative;width:auto} This explains why its period as the primary German service rifle was just over a dozen years, but it remained in limited service for much longer. 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