Original German Pre-WWI KAR 88 Cavalry Carbine by ERFURT - Dated 1893 Martini-Henry Rifles while escorting a convoy in

while escorting a convoy in the North Atlantic

they used these common soda bottles as they proved more durable than the P-1871 wooden Italian pattern

the co-pilots of the Group were checked out as First Pilots as fast as possible and assigned replacement crews

Original Item: Offered in excellent condition this is an extremely hard to find mess-kit invented in 1895 by GUY II

much resembling carpet underlay which quickly deteriorated and has been replaced with a good coating of rust and decay

Original German Pre-WWI KAR 88 Cavalry Carbine by ERFURT - Dated 1893 Martini-Henry Rifles while escorting a convoy inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Adopted in 1888 the new German Infantry round in 7. 92 X 57mm replaced the old 10. 4mm large bore cartridge adopted in 1871. The M 1888 Rifle was referred to as the "Commission Rifle" and was manufactured as a full Infantry Rifle and a Carbine starting in 1888 and an Artillery Carbine adopted in 1891. Our example is of the Cavalry Carbine and is made at the great Arsenal outside Berlin ERFURT and is dated 1893. The