Original Imperial German Officer's Private Purchase Double Action M1883 Reichsrevolver - Matching Serial 1238 Category_Water Jacket Assembly though we are unfamiliar with

though we are unfamiliar with this style of marking

- 101st Airborne Division Association membership card

while all of the barrel bands

The reverse of the award is plain

Original Imperial German Officer's Private Purchase Double Action M1883 Reichsrevolver - Matching Serial 1238 Category_Water Jacket Assembly though we are unfamiliar withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is one of the great romantic era Imperial German Army Revolvers, and this is a rare Private Purchase Double Action example. The M1879 and M1883 Reichsrevolvers, or Reichs Commissions Revolver Modell 1879 and 1883, were service revolvers used by the German Army from 1879 to 1908, when they were superseded by the Luger. The Model of 1879 was issued with a 7" 10. 6mm x 25R mm Barrel, which sported a rather fancy