Original German WWII Captured and Modified Dutch Geweer M.95 Mannlicher Rifle by ŒWG Steyr Serial 8273E with Sling - Dated 1897 British Antique Guns The carbine has serial number

The carbine has serial number G 38558 on the barrel

It features a VERY heavy 33 1/4" long two stage half octagon - half round barrel

Condition of the sword is very nice

indicating manufacture by Bandfabrik Ewald Vorsteher in Wuppertal

The rows of lace set on the cuffs was often used as a rank distinction during this period in lieu of epaulettes or shoulder knots and we know that during both the French and Indian War & the Revolutionary War

Original German WWII Captured and Modified Dutch Geweer M.95 Mannlicher Rifle by ŒWG Steyr Serial 8273E with Sling - Dated 1897 British Antique Guns The carbine has serial numberOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very interesting example of the Dutch Geweer M. 95 Mannlicher Infantry Service rifle, which was the standard Dutch long rifle from 1895 and through WWI. It was still in service in some areas until at least 1955, especially by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger or KNIL), and also by the home guard in the Netherlands into WWII. This example does not show an extreme