Amberg 1916 with Weimar eagles

usmckippa · Nov 7, 2014

hey guys. saw this at my local gun store yesterday. it has been sportorized and the rear sight has been taken off. also it has been chromed... not really looking to buy it, but just wanted to figure out what it is. hah..

it also has a lion on the left side next to the serial # maybe its a unicorn! never hurts to ask right? haha

Loewe · Nov 7, 2014

It is an Bavarian Lion, - Amberg rifles are Bavarian, one of the four independent states in Germany after unification (The Imperial German Army was made up of four semi-independent armies, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg. During war or emergencies they united under the Kaiser, only the German Navy was an "Imperial" force)

The barrel is an early Simson made barrel, - the barrel looks shortened, probably an import from Spain, many were shortened to make them marketable during a time when long German military rifles were as desirable as empty beer cans... the rifle has very little value, but useful pictures!

Amberg 1916 with Weimar eagles

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