The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gewehrl 88 'S' bolt action commission rifle. Polished bolt with a straight arm and a blackened receiver stamped with an S over a moon symbol and a crown over DANZIG 1891. The left side is stamped GEW 88. It has a one piece full length stock with two barrel bands. The front band has a bayonet lug attached to the right side. The bolt has Turkish Arabic numerals and the centre band is marked 33RR434. The sights are a front barleycorn post and the rear is an adjustable leaf. It has an inline five shot fixed magazine and a cleaning rod.
This rifle appears to have been issued originally to the Prussian 33rd Regiment and then one of a batch sent to Turkey.
Gewehr 88 'S' Commission Model bolt action rifle with a fixed five round Mannlicher style magazine. The action is marked with OE WG STEYR 1890 on the breech ring and GEW 88 on the left side. The breec
Gewehr 88/05 Commission Model bolt action rifle with a fixed five round Mannlicher style magazine. The action is marked with LOEWE BERLIN 1890 on the breech ring and GEW 88 on the left side. The breec
Mannlicher Model 1903/14 bolt action rifle. Polished bolt with a straight cocking arm and all other steel parts are blued. The breech ring is stamped with the Greek Coat of Arms over Y.1903/14 and on
Mauser Model 98 bolt action rifle. Polished steel action and bolt with a blued barrel and trigger guard. Breech ring top stamped with a crown over AMBERG 1916. Full wood stock and top hand guard showi
Mauser Kar 98a bolt action rifle. Blued steel action marked with a crown over DANZIG 1918 and on the left side Kar 98. One piece wood stock that has a single finger grove to each side of the fore end,
Mauser Model 1889 bolt action rifle. Polished bolt with a turned down arm and a blued receiver stamped on the top FABRIQUE NATIONALE HERSTAL LIEGE. It has a one piece stock, without a top handguard an