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Mauser Schutztruppen-Gewehr 1898
used by the South West African Schutztruppe
Photographs courtesy
of James D. Julia Auctioneers, Fairfield, Maine, USA
www.jamesdjulia.com
Calibre: 8mm
Length: 125cm
Barrel Length: 74cm
Weight: 4.09 kg
Magazine: 5 round clip
magazine
A variant of the Gew98 known as the
Schutztruppen-Gewehr 98 (Gew98S) was also used in South West Africa. It had a
turned down bolt handle and the
rear sight started at 200 meters instead of 400 like the
standard Gew98.
The rifles were probably
modified from standard rifles at an ordnance workshop in South
West Africa. Standard Gew98 rifles were also widely used by the
Schutztruppe in South West Africa.
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Discussion on the Schutztruppe Gewehr on the Axis History Forum
The KS Marking shows this rifle
to have been issued to the Kaiserliche Schutztruppe
Photographs courtesy
of James D. Julia Auctioneers, Fairfield, Maine, USA
www.jamesdjulia.com |