![]() The rifle with which this example was issued was made in 1900 by Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken (DWM). I have tried this blade with an identical scabbard from a Steyr M1871/84 and the result is exactly the same. The blade on this bayonet will not quite insert fully, leaving 1 or 2 mm. ![]() The scabbard appears to be an Austrian M1888, which was also used on M1871/84 bayonets made by Steyr for export. Both bayonet and scabbard are numbered alike, indicating that they were paired during service (somewhere). This example’s scabbard is a replacement. The bayonets would have been supplied with the standard German leather-body scabbard. This example also has "1.c" stamped into the wood grip. It is possible that the AC mark may be related to Argentina's inspection process. This replaced the earlier "E.N" Ejército Nacional (National Army) property mark. The "RA" inside an oval is an Argentine property mark, representing República Argentina. Both examples have the same “RA” mark on the pommel and "AC" mark on the lower spine. This example has no maker mark remaining on the ricasso, however, another example observed was marked, Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. According to Webster, these were never issued to the Army and those remaining in military stores were sold to Peru. Some may have been used by the Provincia de Buenos Aires (Province of Buenos Aires). The 5,000 bayonets were on-board ship for Argentina by March 1, 1892, 18 days after the contract was signed (1892 was a leap year).Īn Argentine collector indicates that his contacts confirmed that the bayonets furnished included both M1871 and M1871/84 types. The contract specified inclusion of a “sabre-bayonnette German M88.” Rifles and bayonets were inspected in Germany by the Argentine Comisión de Técnica Armamento before being crated for shipment. German M1888 Commission Rifle.Ĭolin Webster’s research, published in, Argentine Mauser Rifles 1871–1959, documents Argentina’s urgent 1892 contract to purchase 5,000 German M1888 Commission Rifles from Ludwig Loewe & Co. A main feature was the introduction of Mausers newly developed at that time high-performance smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle 7.65×53mm Mauser cartridge.Knife bayonet used with the 8 mm. The two rifles became known as the 89 Belgian (with a barrel shroud) and the 91 Argentine (with a 71 layout) Mausers, identical in their function and feed system. What is the difference between 89 Belgian and 91 Argentine Mauser? It did not take long for the Belgian army to request a shorter version, which led to the standard Model 1889 carbine. ![]() The Model 1889 Mauser rifle effectively gave birth to the arms giant Fabrique Nationale. What is the history of the Mauser carbine? Some of these rifles were captured by Kurdish and Circassian rebels. Mauser 1890 rifles were fielded by both Nationalist and Sultanate armies during the Turkish War of Independence. The rarity and the desirability of this rifle cannot be overstated…It is both one of the earliest known intact surviving Belgian Model 1889 Mauser Rifles and it is also one of the most significant Belgian Military weapons to come on the market.
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