Original German Pre WWII Mars 100 4.4mm Air Pellet K98 Youth Trainer Rifle by August Bebel Werk Zella-Mehlis Martini-Henry Parts exhibiting light wear along the

exhibiting light wear along the edge and is brown on the underside with cross hatching

These changes prevented accidental usage in the latter roles while simplifying production

The protection it offered was severely limited and led to the evolutionary replacement by a steel helmet in 1916

one of the four original squadrons of the 489th Bombardment Group

Original German Pre WWII Mars 100 4.4mm Air Pellet K98 Youth Trainer Rifle by August Bebel Werk Zella-Mehlis Martini-Henry Parts exhibiting light wear along theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of one of many Pellet Air Rifles used for training during the Pre WWII Era in Germany, designed by the Oscar Will von Mars Repetier Luftgewehr (Repeating Air Rifle) Company. These were available in two sizes, a 100cm "MARS 100" and 115cm "MARS 115". The Mars pellet rifles closely resemble a scaled down Mauser Model 98k, which would become Germanys standard issue Bolt Action rifle in 1935. It