Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Ersatz Bayonet - Dated 1890 NATION " hatband named to RUDY

" hatband named to RUDY

Supposedly made in London bu generally felt to be of French or Belgian manufacture

The 20th Regiment of Foot was designated the East Devonshire Regiment in 1782

Henry William Bayntun died in Bath in 1840 and is buried in All Saints' Church

including the Khalkin Gol campaign against the Japanese in 1938 (giving it the nickname "Khalkingolka")

Original German Pre-WWI Gewehr 88/05 S Commission Rifle by Ludwig Loewe with Ersatz Bayonet - Dated 1890 NATION " hatband named to RUDYOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a good example of the iconic German Gewehr 1888 "Commission Rifle", also known as the Gewehr 88, or GEW 88. It was made by Ludwig Loewe & Company in Berlin, the company that eventually become the famous Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Aktien Gesellschaft (German Weapons and Munitions public limited company), known more commonly as DWM. They were a major producer of weapons for Imperial Germany before