Born in Oregon City, OR on June 26th, 1885. | Provenance: From the personal collection of Melville Eastham, early radio pioneer and a founder of the General Radio Company. Walnut stock, blued finish, adjustable rear ladder sights, internal magazine, two sling mounts, and bayonet lug. Suhl proof house marks on receiver ring and floor plate. Imperial German proof marks on buttstock. "Waffenfabrik Mauser A-G Oberndorf A/N 1916" is marked on receiver ring. Matching serial number on receiver, bolt and bolt assembly, rear sight, barrel bands and front sight, floor plate and floor plate screws. Place made Oberndorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe Classification Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition Type rifles (long guns) Topic Military World War I Credit Line Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gina McVey Object number 2019.Item Description: Translate description 1916 WWI GERMAN MAUSER GEWEHR 98 8mm RIFLE | 1916 WWI Imperial German Mauser Gewehr 98 8mm Rifle. The leather has deteriorated and become detached at the shoulder of the rifle but the metal attachment remains on the body. Attached to the middle of the rifle, where the barrel meets the body is a leather strap that has adjustable holes throughout for the metal hinge to attach. On the side of the loading bolt is the type of rifle, Under the barrel are the identifying numbers. On the top of the bolt, is the manufacture's name and location. There are inscriptions on many parts of the rifle.
The rifle ends in a long wooden shoulder hold, in a triangular shape, with a notch cut out from the top. The trigger guard is adjustable with numbers written on all sides and an adjustable locking lug. The rifle has a long metal barrel attached to the main body of the gun that is comprised of wood and metal pieces. The Gewehr 98 rifle has a bolt action system that has two locking lugs just behind the bolt head. (86.4 × 3.2 cm) Description 1915 Mauser Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle found in Germany by Corporal Lawrence McVey during World War I. McVey, Lawrence Leslie Sr., American, 1897 - 1968 Subject of 369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945 Date 1915-1916 Medium wood and metal with leather Dimensions H x W x D (without strap): 4 7/8 × 49 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. Created by Mauser, German, founded 1811 Used by Cpl.
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