Original Belgian Model 1889 Mauser Short Rifle by Fabrique Nationale Dated 1889 with Duffle Cut Stock - First Year Production - Serial H5188 German Replica This is a wonderful example

This is a wonderful example of a private purchase of a seldom seen knife maker

The British official photo shows a German canine messenger being captured within the Allied Lines

The original scabbard is still wrapped making it difficult to locate any markings on the throat

even when the soldier was wearing a parka

Original Belgian Model 1889 Mauser Short Rifle by Fabrique Nationale Dated 1889 with Duffle Cut Stock - First Year Production - Serial H5188 German Replica This is a wonderful exampleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Mauser Model 1889 is a bolt action rifle of Belgian origin. It became known as the 1889 Belgian Mauser, 1891 Argentine Mauser, and 1890 Turkish Mauser. Later developments that corrected deficiencies of the design would become the Mauser Model 1893 series of Rifles used in Spain as well as South America. These models then further evolved into the Gewehr Model 1898, whose action would be used for 50 years as the