For sale is a Steyr Gewehr 88 bolt-action rifle in Patrone 7.92×57. Serial number- 1678e. This Gew is in great condition for its age and has all matching serial numbers down to the screws, however, the rifle has been sporterized. In 1886, fifteen years after their defeat by German forces in the Franco-Prussian War, the French Army introduced the new Lebel magazine rifle firing an (8 mm) high-velocity projectile. This made Germany’s rifle, the Mauser Model 1871, obsolete due to its large and slow 11 mm round. The practical result was that the French rifle had greater accuracy and range, giving French troops a tactical advantage over the German Army. In response the German Army’s Rifle Testing Commission developed the Gewehr 88 which was adopted for service in 1888. For this reason the Gewehr 88 is also known as the "Commission rifle," or "Reichsgewehr".
V2-L3-NV
Barrel Length: 25
Bore condition: Good
Year Manufactured: 1890