Gewehr 88
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The Gewehr 88 was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle that served as the standard infantry weapon of the German Empire before being superseded by the Gewehr 98.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bolt-action rifle
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military rifle ⓘ service rifle ⓘ |
| actionType | bolt action ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Commission Rifle
NERFINISHED
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Infanterie-Gewehr 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kommissionsgewehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 740 mm ⓘ |
| barrelType | jacketed barrel ⓘ |
| caliber | 8 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge |
7.92×57mm I
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8×57mm I ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century firearm
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German military equipment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| designAuthority | Gewehr-Prüfungskommission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | German Rifle Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| designedToCompeteWith | Lebel Model 1886 rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedSystem | 5-round en-bloc clip ⓘ |
| firingMode | manual repeating ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Gewehr 88/05
NERFINISHED
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Gewehr 88/14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Karabiner 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1888 ⓘ |
| magazineType | internal box magazine ⓘ |
| material |
steel
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wood stock ⓘ |
| modifiedTo | use stripper clips in 88/05 conversion ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | approximately 620 m/s ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 1250 mm ⓘ |
| primaryUser | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Mauser Model 1871 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Gewehr 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riflingSystem | rifled barrel with jacket sleeve ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | gradually phased out after World War I ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1880s ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard infantry rifle of the German Empire ⓘ |
| usedBy |
China
NERFINISHED
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Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ various colonial troops of the German Empire ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Balkan Wars
NERFINISHED
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Boxer Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Warlord Era conflicts ⓘ Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) NERFINISHED ⓘ Italo-Turkish War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
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