1888 Sporter C.G. In the 1902 Sears catalog, the price was $24.50. C.G. For this reason the Gewehr 88 is also known as the "commission rifle," or "reichsgewehr"." This is a re-barreled sporterized Gew. Thread starter Son of Dorn; Start date Dec 6, 2019; Forums. It has a custom sporter stock to the muzzle with a monte carlo cheek piece that needs a final sanding and finish. Lothar walther, Douglas and Shilen make barrels and I'm sure most other reknowned makers do too. Otheres were thinking in terms of .338 etc. ._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ{border-top:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-lineColor);margin-top:16px;padding-top:16px}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN{margin:0;padding:0}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:21px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;margin:8px 0}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ.QgBK4ECuqpeR2umRjYcP2{opacity:.4}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ label{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._2NbKFI9n3wPM76pgfAPEsN ._2btz68cXFBI3RWcfSNwbmJ label svg{fill:currentColor;height:20px;margin-right:4px;width:20px;-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_{-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between}._3Qx5bBCG_O8wVZee9J-KyJ ._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_ svg{display:inline-block;height:12px;width:12px}._2b2iJtPCDQ6eKanYDf3Jho{-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto}._4OtOUaGIjjp2cNJMUxme_{padding:0 12px}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:unset;line-height:16px;text-transform:unset;--textColor:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor);--textColorHover:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColorShaded80);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--textColor);fill:var(--textColor);opacity:1}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F._2UlgIO1LIFVpT30ItAtPfb{--textColor:var(--newRedditTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor);--textColorHover:var(--newRedditTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColorShaded80)}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:active,._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:hover{color:var(--textColorHover);fill:var(--textColorHover)}._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F:disabled,._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F[data-disabled],._1ra1vBLrjtHjhYDZ_gOy8F[disabled]{opacity:.5;cursor:not-allowed}._3a4fkgD25f5G-b0Y8wVIBe{margin-right:8px} let's say 2 years down the road you want a new stock with the turk, it's just a matter of what material and profile you like. just remember the limitations of each action. FINISH SHOWS ONLY TRACES OF BLUING WITH MOSTLY PATINA COVERED BARE METAL. for the round nose and 51,333 ft. lbs. Many came home In 1945 as war trophies. HONORS [+] Ribbon graphics not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. Furthermore, the official Mauser figures are 3200 Atmospheres for the round nose (an Atmosphere is approximately 14-2/3 foot pounds) and 3500 Atmospheres for the pointed bullet! The barrel design and rifling were virtually copied from the French Lebel. Golf and guns (but cattle pay the bills)
And I'm still waiting for my well to come in, guns (duh, ya think? From then on, many Gewehr 88 rifles were rechambered to fire the new 1903 pattern 7.9257mm Mauser cartridge becoming Gewehr 88 S rifles. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} for the pointed nose. If so, the 9.3x57 is likely one of themost sensible cartridges to contemplate due to its sedate operating pressures. The idea was to devise some sort of 'button' / cutter that could. A rebore job will be about $200. I have a few in different configuration. Modern European 7.92X57 S-bore ammo is kick-butt stuff, as was the German Army military ammunition. In recognition of these factors, manufacturers in recent years have seldom loaded the M. 1888 type cartridge to give a pressure much higher than 35,000 pounds, using a relatively soft bullet. We're also planning on running streams this week for Shot Show so keep an eye out. The receiver required 120 operations. It is sometimes described as a Mauser with Mannlicher features, and sometimes the reverse. It was the German service rifle from 1898 to 1935, when it was replaced by the Karabiner 98k, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. You'd have to build a dedicated machine to do this. The Bhler steel 24" octagonal barrel is chambered for the 8x57J (.318"), ammunition still produced by the main European cartridges manufacturers.. I had a nice V.C. Looks pretty neat. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. While their handload data goes up to 46,000. What method wuld you ask them to use? Haenel 7mm Commission 88 Sporter. It's a Gew 88 actioned sporting rifle that we reportedly taken home as a sourvenier by a GI after WWII. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. In the U.S. Mauser it is generally called 8mm. This explains why its period as the primary German service rifle was just over a dozen years, but it remained in limited service for much longer. Not really sure which Rockwell and method I'd specify. It depends on if it is a model used on German sniper rifles. Any links to barrels I could consider for this project? Its case is shorter than the Mauser case, and the neck is differently placed. There are two answers to that question, and relative quality has nothing to do with it. Any idea where I could get a 9.3x57 barrel (not too spendy!)? Right now I'm thinking that whatever caliber I keep it in will be based on the x57 case to insure the rifle won't have trouble feeding the rounds. Moderators:The Double D, Viclav, Johnny Yuma, GrantR Canada, Carignan Salieres, vincent998. One like yours one with a claw mounts scope. Buy It Now. It would be safer to poke a crack whore bear skinned that to put an 06 in a 88. I cannot understand how Von Mannlicher name could be associated with the gewehr M1888 since decades. ; Greece/Turks) or/and when they were re-barrelled. Email; Twitter; Facebook; Google + Pinterest; Tumblr; Linkedin Early smokeless powders needed the kinks worked out. don't bother messing around with the 88 if your goal is a cheap hunting gun. It's waiting to be finished and D&Ted. Do you think it would be possible for me to convert it to 9.3 myself using CNC machines? There was usually a stock-bolt in the fore-end, and sometimes they were fitted with receiver sights. Amberg GEW 88 Commision Mauser rifle. A LW barrel easily that. IN SEPARATE SECTIONS WE HAVE SOME SEMI-FINISHED STOCKS, AS WELL AS SYNTHETIC ON OTHER PAGES. [15] These were likely intended for sale in South America, where use of the 757mm cartridge was widespread. Likely a chopped 88 standard rifle. September 26, 2006 in Mauser. This was primairly due to the deterent coating not adhering to the powder flakes, thus the burning rate amounted to a detonation as opposed to a controlled burn. There was a strong connection between German shooting clubs in the U.S., German immigrant gunmakers and the German companies, so more and more importers got into the act, and each, it seemed, stipulated little changes to the overall design. inch for the round nose and 17.5 tons for the pointed nose. I have a Schilling made rifle also in9x57. All are great shooting rifles with the properly configured ammo. I work in a metal shop so I could just sent the receiver off with a shipment to be heat treated very inexpensively to a Rockwell that I specify. A 9.3 x 57 would be a VERY cool large mammal thumper. According to Ahlwardt's claims, Loewe would either deliberately supply the German army with insufficient rifles, or, along with other Jews, secretly exchange rifles with flawed ones after they had passed the reliability tests. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our. In the frenzy of rifle development in Europe between the arrival of smokeless powder in 1886 and the ultimate Mauser in 1898, several good military bolt rifles made their debut. By Everything good and modern occurred after that, they believe, and nothing much before. That said, it sounds like you are adamant about using the 88 as a basis for a sporter. Seller: Kramer Auction Service LLC - Prairie du Chien, WI. 88 that was professionally refinished, touting a double set trigger operation, beautiful sporter stock and about 90% of its current blue finish remaining and should make for a great conversation piece. I think when you look at the fantastic workmanship and quality of materials used to build the Old fashioned guns including the ubiquitous 98 Mauser sporting rifles you begin to see and understand what garbage is being built today. Also with a new barrel I may have a little trouble with the barrel jacket issue. I'm a CNC machine operator at a metal shop specializing in precision machining so I'm thinking it may be possible to do it at work??? Otherwise lawsuit. While the majority were chambered for the standard military 857 cartridge (usually the original .318 bullet, rather than the later .323) they were also offered in pure hunting cartridges like the 957. but for these why not use a turk kkale 8mm barrel, it needs to be modified a little to fit but will correct the diameter issues and make a good, unique, cheap, brush gun. I've thought about keeping it in 8x57 but it seems 9.3x57 would be nearly perfect for what I want. Share. There was life before the Mauser 98 and the evidence lies as with so much of American life in the pages of the old Sears, Roebuck wish book. About 5,500 Gewehr and Karabiner 88s were delivered to the Lithuanian Army in 19191920 (granted by Germany and sold by France and the UK). Lots of them made to sporter standard by many of the best German smiths. I agree that a 9.3x57 Gew 88 would be a very cool and unique sporter but on the other hand I'm still wondering if it is really worth putting a $200+ barrel on a $30 gun. I got it with an old Turk marked bayonet an an incorrect US canvas sling. C.G. Why not use an action that is well-established to be up to the task of a modern cartridge? The German sporting rifle cartridge for the 1888 is known as the 857 rimless. The actual caliber is commonly about 7.9 mm, that being the usual German War Office designation for the old M. Description: This is a Turkish Gew 88 rifle chambered in 8mm mauser that was refurbished by the Asfa Ankara arsenal in 1935. A brush gun is for navigating through brushy conditions not shooting brush!". However, pressure testing methods were not scientifically controlled in those days. He is also a columnist for Rifle, Handloader, and Safari Times. Not familiar with the Enfields as After just over 2 years of collecting Milsurp rifles, I Chauchat aesthetic. It is true that the M. 1888 was originally reported to use a cartridge with a chamber pressure of about 47,040 pounds. Three forms of carbines were made in quantity in the Model 1888. If cost is the motivation then the very best thing you can do for yourself from both a cost standpoint and a safety standpoint is leave it as-is with the issue barrel and shoot remington factory ammo. Getting a reamer is the hard part. This Commission Rifle was made in Germany by Amberg in Germany. The materials, workmanship and finishing are comparable to fine, modern, custom rifles. I use Sellier & Bellot 196gr SPCE for hunting with my old Mausers and mil-surp for plinking and banging around practice. This was used in 1892 by the then notorious anti-Semitic agitator Hermann Ahlwardt, member of the German Reichstag, to spread an anti-semitic conspiracy theory. Number three was the same as number two except that the bolt handle was turned down and a stacking rod was provided. The old bullet diameter of about .318 inch was increased in 1905 to about .323 inch. Why not just ream-out the original barrel to 8 mm Rem Mag? The hole in the bottom of the rifle is often covered with a small piece of sheet metal. If you want to search the archives, I'm fairly certian we may have, If you can figure out how to do this, there are hundreds of tousands of. There shouldnt be a problem, all the German conversions SHOULD have a prominent S stamped on the receiver. ._2a172ppKObqWfRHr8eWBKV{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:8px}._39-woRduNuowN7G4JTW4I8{margin-top:12px}._136QdRzXkGKNtSQ-h1fUru{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:8px 0;width:100%}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_,._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{margin-left:auto}._1-25VxiIsZFVU88qFh-T8p{padding:0}._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor)} Since you are a machinest perhaps you can figure this out. Failures related to case seperations or high pressures are more dangerous in the pre-98's than in the 98's, they are much more so in the pre-91's. I drink a bit! 607 WTHeck Gewehr 88 sporter I stopped by Cabelas and beheld in the used rack a 90 percent-finished Gewehr 88 Commission reblued action with a what appears to be a new 7x57mm barrel. Kyle you're fooling with a weapon contrived in black powder era and obselete by WW 1. 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The scope is European, and probably collectible. In the beginning of the 20th century China bought for a second time a large number of original Gewehr 88 rifles. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} I would normally say "F pour one out for another", but this is a pretty old sporterization and likely worth a decent amount. Was the spacer threaded or just a simple collar? They are both finely made rifles, and some of the Haenels especially so. The Gewehr 88 (commonly called the Model 1888 commission rifle) was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle, adopted in 1888. [2] This rechambering required more work as the 7.9257mm Mauser chambering required a wider chamber throat to take the thicker brass of the new 1903 pattern cartridge. Some of them were modified to use the stripper clips used with the Gewehr 98 by milling a slot into the left side of the action and adding stripper clip guides on the top of the receiver. 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