Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Matching Serial 5362 - Dated 1892 Empire Edged Weapons The failure of the mission

The failure of the mission

This simple re-chambering did not prove successful as the rifle/action/stock combination was not strong enough to handle the extra power of the M71 cartridge resulting in numerous cracked stocks

In this capacity

By the time of the United States entry into World War I in April

Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by C.G. HAENEL Matching Serial 5362 - Dated 1892 Empire Edged Weapons The failure of the missionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Adopted in 1888 the new German Infantry round in 7. 92 X 57mm replaced the old 10. 4mm large bore cartridge adopted in 1871. The M 1888 Rifle was referred to as the "Commission Rifle" and was manufactured as a full Infantry Rifle and a Carbine starting in 1888 and an Artillery Carbine adopted in 1891. Our example is of the Cavalry Carbine and is made by government contractor C. G. HAENEL, located in SUHL, and is