Over the last few days a series of discussions took place that revived a subject that Craig Brown took an interest in and reading Storz "German military Rifles, From the Werder Rifle to the M/71.84 RIfle", pages 94-95, I thought this would be a good subject to develop here.
I would like to develop a database of known rifles and pistols, the LG (Landesgendarmerie - Rural Police) were armed at various times with military pistols (Reichsrevolvers), M.71/84's, Kar.88 and Kar.98a, below will represent the known pistols and rifles to date:
KAR.88:
1890 CGH 2041 a - L.G.1220 (Noll)
1890 CGH 4890 a - L.G.2979 (Noll)
1890 VCS 8738 - SR-Kar.88, L.G.2070 (slingband) (has “K” style marking on top of receiver)
1890 VCS 9735 - "." "S", L.G. 1788 (slingband) (has “K” style marking on top of receiver) (CB report)
1890 VCS 2634 b - 6.A.F.9.216 (linedout), L.G.4998 (Noll)
M1879:
1882 F.V. Dreyse 2822 (L.G.) (Noll)
M1883:
1893 Erfurt 4792 (L.G.) (canceled 1.G.A.E.24) (Noll)
F. Dreyse 4521 (L.G.) (cancelled C.T.S.1.48) (Noll)
VCS*CGH 7610 (L.G.) (cancelled 2.G.R.S.38) (Noll)
Attached find Storz partial page 94, it shows a Kar.88 to identify the Kar.88 sought here, Storz page 95 goes into more depth on the period and organization of the LG. In brief the LG was formed to police labor riots (coal miners), demonstrations and general unrest. Formed in 1890 they received priority in arms due to the importance the state (government) placed upon their assignment. Political (labor) unrest of this period was very disturbing to most western governments of the period, such protests occupied the minds of those in power and it played a part in the (military) conflicts of the period (as distractions).
I would like to develop a database of known rifles and pistols, the LG (Landesgendarmerie - Rural Police) were armed at various times with military pistols (Reichsrevolvers), M.71/84's, Kar.88 and Kar.98a, below will represent the known pistols and rifles to date:
KAR.88:
1890 CGH 2041 a - L.G.1220 (Noll)
1890 CGH 4890 a - L.G.2979 (Noll)
1890 VCS 8738 - SR-Kar.88, L.G.2070 (slingband) (has “K” style marking on top of receiver)
1890 VCS 9735 - "." "S", L.G. 1788 (slingband) (has “K” style marking on top of receiver) (CB report)
1890 VCS 2634 b - 6.A.F.9.216 (linedout), L.G.4998 (Noll)
M1879:
1882 F.V. Dreyse 2822 (L.G.) (Noll)
M1883:
1893 Erfurt 4792 (L.G.) (canceled 1.G.A.E.24) (Noll)
F. Dreyse 4521 (L.G.) (cancelled C.T.S.1.48) (Noll)
VCS*CGH 7610 (L.G.) (cancelled 2.G.R.S.38) (Noll)
Attached find Storz partial page 94, it shows a Kar.88 to identify the Kar.88 sought here, Storz page 95 goes into more depth on the period and organization of the LG. In brief the LG was formed to police labor riots (coal miners), demonstrations and general unrest. Formed in 1890 they received priority in arms due to the importance the state (government) placed upon their assignment. Political (labor) unrest of this period was very disturbing to most western governments of the period, such protests occupied the minds of those in power and it played a part in the (military) conflicts of the period (as distractions).
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