Original Imperial German Mauser Model 1871/84 Magazine Service Rifle by Erfurt Dated 1887 - Matching Serial 7866 One-of-a-Kind The Rifle has the typical

The Rifle has the typical down sloping stock with a large brass eared butt plate

metal lighter to spark their cigarette during a long day of warfighting

It does run sporadically

the look of both the summer and winter service coats was changed

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Original Imperial German Mauser Model 1871/84 Magazine Service Rifle by Erfurt Dated 1887 - Matching Serial 7866 One-of-a-Kind The Rifle has the typicalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the Mauser Model 1871 84 rifle, the first Magazine rifle widely used by the German Empire. The rifle is covered with Imperial German inspection and acceptance markings. The serial number 7866 or shortened number 66 appear on almost every component of the rifle, making this a very nice "ALL MATCHING" example, with no parts swapped out! A very nice honest example that saw long service,