Gerst
Senior Member
Since I made the decision to “un-sporterize” the Gewehr 98 I bought when I was in high school in 1960, I have been doing a lot of Mauser research.
I am fortunate that our family photos came down to me and many of them show my dad, his dad and my great uncle (Imperial Guard) holding various German infantry rifles, beginning with the Gewehr 1888. I thought that my fellow forum members might be interested in some of these.
The single photo is my grandfather at the front in WWI with his Gewehr 1888 with bayonet.
The photo at the Neue Wache in Berlin is my great uncle Fritz with his Gewehr 98.
The photo with General von Seeckt reviewing the troops in my dad in 1924 with his Gewehr 98
The guard duty photo – 1930 – is my father with his Karabiner 98b.
The rifle range photo (my dad standing with portepee in his bayonet frog) is a Karab. 98b
I am fortunate that our family photos came down to me and many of them show my dad, his dad and my great uncle (Imperial Guard) holding various German infantry rifles, beginning with the Gewehr 1888. I thought that my fellow forum members might be interested in some of these.
The single photo is my grandfather at the front in WWI with his Gewehr 1888 with bayonet.
The photo at the Neue Wache in Berlin is my great uncle Fritz with his Gewehr 98.
The photo with General von Seeckt reviewing the troops in my dad in 1924 with his Gewehr 98
The guard duty photo – 1930 – is my father with his Karabiner 98b.
The rifle range photo (my dad standing with portepee in his bayonet frog) is a Karab. 98b
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Opa Gerstenmeier at the front with Landwehr Regiment 46 - Poland - 1915.jpg303.9 KB · Views: 95
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Great Uncle Fritz 4th from right - Garde Pionier Batallion at the Neue Wache, Berlin - March, 1.jpg305.8 KB · Views: 84
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General von Seeckt - Commander of the Reichswehr - reviews 2nd Zug (squad) 15th Comoany of the 1.jpg321.7 KB · Views: 83
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Guard duty in Berlin - 1930.jpg308.3 KB · Views: 89
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At the shooting stand - on the range in 1936 Co 8 IR 50.jpg289.5 KB · Views: 88