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Hello, interesting thread. Would love to hear more about these G98 with K98a bolts. Just for some more information the unit markings are from the "Infanterie-Regiment Vogel von Falckenstein (7. Westfälisches) Nr. 56". So not a unit where a Radfahrergewehr 98 would be used. With kind...

Hi, is the plate in stock unit marked? With kind regards Vincent

Hi Guys, another fascinating thing to know about the 11mm weapons in the german colonies. As i understand it, the main reason for the Schutztruppe to start changing their weapons from the 11mm Mauser 71's to the 8mm Mauser 98's around 1912-1914 was simply the lack of spare parts coming from...

Yeah. It seems a bit big and long for a regular 71/84. But i have never seen a picture of Askari using a Pionierfaschinenmesser 71 before...

Hello guys, about this colonial JB71: it is just a consideration but maybe the bolt is a replacement bolt from a carbine 71. This would explain the curved bolt although the shape is a little bit different to a standard carbine 71 bolt... When you look at the pictures on the website about...

You are right. They did. I just wanted to point out that they didn't see the Jägerbüchse 71 as a old and out fashioned Weapon as mentioned by Warrior. It served very good as a colonial rifle in the few colonial conflicts that germany had before WWI broke out. With kind regards Vincent

Hello Guys, what is even more interesting is the fact that in 1909 the german Schutztruppe in East-Africa denied the delivery of modern Mauser 98 weapons. They liked their "old 71" better because they thought that a Mauser (Jägerbüchse) 71 was more realiable then a Mauser 98. To keep in mind...

Hello Guys, i wonder if anybody of you have a Colonial Mauser Jägerbüchse 71 with an ejector in your collection and would share some pictures here. I have read that there were some "old" JB71 fitted with an ejector in German East Arica in 1909 to modernize them bit i never saw one. If you...

Yes, the other side of the disc looks like the side with the unit markings on. Does this mean that the rifle was not used anymore after the return to Germany? The SN of the Stock (the little top part too) matches the one from the receiver. The reason for the O.R. bayonets being not that rare...

Hello Guys, thank you for your answers. My bayonet is dated with W00 and ERFURT. The lowest setting is indeed the 4. There is also a S stamped directly before the sights. I have turned the disc and there is nothing on it. Shouldn't there b an S stamped on the disc as well?

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Hello Guys, since this is my first post in this forum I would like to introduce myself first. My name is Vincent and I'm a young german collector of prussian/imperial german bayonets 1860 - 1914. So a big and friendly hello to all of you. While collecting edged weapons I also picked up some...