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Lot 1557
Sale 2032 - Arms, Armor and Militaria Online
Lots Open
Nov 26, 2024
Lots Close
Dec 11, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$200 -
400
Price Realized
$240
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
**Turkish Gewehr 88/05 Rifle Built by Loewe Berlin 1890
7.92x57mm. 29.1" barrel length. SN: 6521S. Blued metal finish with polished bolt set in polished and refinished walnut straight wrist stock with tiger stripe pattern. Bolt action internal magazine fed repeating rifle updated with stripper clip charging. Item features a full length barrel shroud and mounts adjustable ladder rear notch and inverted-V front blade sights. Receiver is struck S/LOEWE BERLIN/1890, and additionally shows Imperial German Gothic letter inspection stamps. Left receiver struck with the GEW. 88 model mark that is partly removed with the cutout for stripper clip charging. Cover plate installed over the magazine well with stock missing the lower sling loop. Item mounts updated rear sights with Arabic numerals. A new serial number is struck into the receiver reading 7974. Barrel, receiver, and bolt show matching serial numbers.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.

