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Too large apparently, for yeeyee or anyone with a Loewe fascination, pm me with a email address and I will send my 2011/12 L.Loewe pdf article I wrote,

12 years old but an article that may serve as an introduction for yeeyee

Loewe and OWG were two of the largest and both (Loewe especially) were far more than rifle makers, - for Loewe spinning rifles off to a new subsidiary was a rational (prudent) expedient, had this distraction grew the Kaiser 1903 visit (and declared support) might have not occurred... OWG held a...

I am unfamiliar with the new book however I have the anniversary book among others that discuss Loewe and the creation of DWM; to suggest antisemitism didn't play a major role in Loewe's early history (and the formation of DWM) is quite frankly mindboggling... Ludwig Loewe was a Liberal...

A well regarded collector reported your rifles brother in 2005 (no pictures but the proximity of units is typical and they often group in small batches) Also anything MG is very desirable... Erfurt 1911 sn 5677 top of buttplate marked 13 A.F.E. 2. 46.

Thank you! I updated the report on trends!

Banking conglomerates owned Loewe and Loewe owned WMO among many others. Loewe's absence in rifle contracts were due to antisemitism (which Germany was comparatively benign compared to most of Europe). Loewe-DWM owned much of FN also and had strong & good relations within the US and English...

Yes, but so few have been discovered and or recorded in detail, - this detail is rarely show on auctions and rare enough on collector posts... I would not discount the possibilities as Steyr was a major player on par with Loewe and WMO and had peers in the rest of Europe, they had many dealings...

Mike, I added the rifle to the trends page with post #; does it have the Cypher?

I suspected a typo but you never know what is possible, these days what I once thought impossible happens all the time! Thanks for the correction and pictures!

OEWG-Steyr Looks like Steyr played a role here, the sparse comparisons that can be made to acceptance patterns (typically Modell98/88 RR acceptance offer clues in this regard), but RR for this variation and limited available observation for this early Danzig production are not revealing here...

Yeeyee, Such a rare rifle is always welcome! I added it to Craig Browns study with a link to this thread. I really can't answer your questions beyond what is obvious, it has seen a lot of work in the late 19th and early 20th century, but it's survival is remarkable all the same as only two...

First class display - added it to the study with link to this thread.

Are you certain of the date and serial suffix? It isn't consistent with current trends, but added it the study (just confirming the observation, not a criticism...)

It seems that way to me as well.... at the very least is he is oblivious and stringing this along in a bizarre manner.

It is unfortunate however you are hardy alone and you had good intentions. I would suggest only that questions should precede actions when you are unsure, it still looks like a worthwhile rifle!

I updated the research thread with these new detail, and a link to this thread, HH (2018) only used one picture and the briefest of text. Very rare rifle as others have said, really extraordinary as trends show. Great job on these pictures B! (good to have another knowledgeable German collector...

This is a JPS (or possibly CGH, - though fxo barrels are only know starting in 1943, but it is highly probable they made barrels very early and mix with JPS barrels... (Mike Steves wrote a groundbreaking study on the distinctions for the MRJ before the bible set was released, not to blow Mike...

What would help giving this rifle some context is detail of the barrel markings. It would narrow the possibilities (amd period). Namely the barrels full code and waffenamts; not everyone made G98 length barrels, -WaA would narrow the possibilities more (look e/37 which would narrow it to Suhl...

Looks good (legit)