Amberg 1907 Gew.98 Einwohnerwehr Bayern
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PrayingMantis
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Very nice! Thats a very rare year for Amberg, most that I’ve seen have been heavily reworked. The c/S is neat. It was short lived on Gews but you see it on Bavarian bayonets and Amberg Kars.
Wehrmann
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Are you in Europe, possibly Germany? This rifle minus the Tmag was posted on Gunbored's during 2005; just curious as everything you show has been recorded, even the barrel code, but a nice rifle (trench mag wasn't present then, a good thing, but it isn't clear if it matched then, the floorplate that is, the MG is pretty sure an addition).
Ahhh, I read your comment on the repro Tmag, I read past that, - guess the FP was m/m and wasn't discarded purposely, - in 2005 neither were shown. Nice rifle this original (Bavaria was very constant 1903-1913, same numbers to the b-block every year... only 1902 is exceptional in numbers produced-surviving - and only during 1909-1911 with the switch to 98a deviate, where no G98's are known)
Amberg seems very predicable (consistent-regimented probably due the relative autonomy and strict funding procured) pre-war especially, much like the American system where states are designed to have autonomy as long as it isn't detrimental to the whole (interstate commerce etc... central government fund is designed to undermine this safeguard today..) The world could use more of this today.
Amberg seems very predicable (consistent-regimented probably due the relative autonomy and strict funding procured) pre-war especially, much like the American system where states are designed to have autonomy as long as it isn't detrimental to the whole (interstate commerce etc... central government fund is designed to undermine this safeguard today..) The world could use more of this today.
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Wehrmann
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Yes Sir. I'm from Bavaria and living near Munich. My english is not good, so I have to write in german. Sorry for that.
My rifle is a so called german vet bringback. At the end of WWI most of the bavarian soldiers brought their rifles back to homeland.
Dort angekommen haben sie ihre Gewehre meistens versteckt und nicht abgegeben, wie es das Gesetz damals verlangte. Die Bayern sind ein sehr freiheitsliebendes Völkchen. Vergleichbar mit den Texanern in den USA.
Manche Gewehre blieben in ihren Verstecken für Jahrzehnte. Andere wurden von den verschiedenen Freikorps genutzt.
So auch mein Gewehr. Es wurde nach Auflösung der Freikorps in einem Heuschober im Oberland versteckt und blieb dort für viele Jahrzehnte. Vor einigen Jahren wurde es dort gefunden und danach amtlich eingetragen.
Deshalb vermute ich das mein Gewehr 98 beim Freikorps Oberland gedient hat.
Das Freikorps Oberland war an der Niederschlagung der Räterepublik in München stark beteiligt. Auch in der Nähe meines Heimatortes wurde gekämpft.
Another Bavarian member! Our greatest strength come from German members (Bavarians are most appreciated, in part, for their passion for individualism!)
No worries on mastery of English, it is probable more Bavarians possess a better level of skill than the average sorry a$$ "american" these days (lower case intentionally used). It boggles the mind the "english" encountered at a local WalMart... i need an international translator to go grocery shopping these days.
