Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 S Cavalry Carbine by Erfurt Arsenal dated 1894 - Matching Serial 6138 b British Uniform To finish there are TWO

To finish there are TWO early photographs: a daguerreotype in its frame perhaps of D

Cutlasses such as these were carried by the dock patrols as they made their rounds

The barrel is blue

Complete with Victorian wood Stand with Silver plaque

After the purge

Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 S Cavalry Carbine by Erfurt Arsenal dated 1894 - Matching Serial 6138 b British Uniform To finish there are TWOOriginal 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 is marked over the chamber with (CROWN) ERFURT. 1894., for 1890 manufacture at