SPANDAU 1911

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Brooksy

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• Yesterday at 2:03 PM

• #1

I think I'm getting the hand of this picture thing. All matching gun. Probably has the best imperial stamps on the stock of the 98s I own.

 

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Brooksy

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• Yesterday at 2:05 PM

• #2

More....

 

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PrayingMantis

Senior Member

• Yesterday at 2:14 PM

• #3

Exceptional Gewehr! Not only is the condition absolutely wonderful, but it's a rare date and seems to have escaped any wartime rework. Thanks for posting photos, i'll get it in the reference.

 

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Brooksy

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• Yesterday at 3:06 PM

• #4

PrayingMantis said:

Exceptional Gewehr! Not only is the condition absolutely wonderful, but it's a rare date and seems to have escaped any wartime rework. Thanks for posting photos, i'll get it in the reference.

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Thanks! I have others you may find interesting that I will post later this week.

 

chrisftk

Moderator²

Staff member

• Yesterday at 3:08 PM

• #5

Brooksy; solid Spandau from a tough year. I have a very similar one that managed to escape any major work. Not many like this out there.

 

AN-94

Well-known member

• Yesterday at 3:49 PM

• #6

What time capsule did you pull this rifle from? Finding anything pre war still intact is hard enough, this is a wonderful Spandau, thanks for sharing it here.

 

PrayingMantis

Senior Member

• Yesterday at 5:32 PM

• #7

Brooksy said:

Thanks! I have others you may find interesting that I will post later this week.

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Please do! Looking forward to seeing them.

 

mauser1908

Senior Member

• Yesterday at 7:21 PM

• #8

Rare maker/date, in exceptional condition! Congrats!

 

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Jdt

Well-known member

• Today at 12:38 AM

• #9

When I think of a prewar date Gewehr 98 I hope to own one day this is exactly what I hope to find! Congrats and thanks for sharing this with us all

 

chrisftk

Moderator²

Staff member

• Today at 3:12 PM

• #10

Interesting it's not unit marked; neither is my 1911. My 1909, 12 and 13 Spandaus are though. Funny how that works out.

 

Warrior1354

ax - hole

• Today at 3:22 PM

• #11

chrisftk said:

Interesting it's not unit marked; neither is my 1911. My 1909, 12 and 13 Spandaus are though. Funny how that works out.

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Strange my 1912 Spandau is not unit marked either. Funny how that works lol. Still, a very nice scarce rifle Brooksy. Thank you for sharing.

 

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Brooksy

Member

• Today at 4:25 PM

• #12

As luck would have it, I don't have any unit marked 98s!

 

AN-94

Well-known member

• Today at 4:41 PM

• #13

Jdt said:

When I think of a prewar date Gewehr 98 I hope to own one day this is exactly what I hope to find! Congrats and thanks for sharing this with us all

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You and me both! Though a Pionier unit mark would be pretty sweet...

 

PrayingMantis

Senior Member

• 52 minutes ago

• #14

You see more non-unit marked Gews after 1906 and 1907. My speculation—pure speculation—is that most of the active army and navy had received the new weapons by 1906/7 and those made after were stockpiled for mobilization. Then some were handed out when replacements were needed. You see unit marked Kars in this period so the practice clearly hadn’t stopped. You don’t see many unit marked Gews (except the Prussian Ambergs and Bavarian WMOs) until Germany mobilized in 1914.

 

joryfreeburg

Senior Member

• 5 minutes ago

• #15

Really nice rifle…. Congrats