Original Imperial German Mauser Model 1871/84 Rifle by Spandau Dated 1888 with Venezuelan M1900 Bayonet and Sling - Serial 7102 German Edged Weapons This tag is cotton with

This tag is cotton with black ink block letters and reads POSSELT

though we do not have the key

with a few inches still attached to one of the hooks inside

codename for the Allied invasion of Sicily

Original Imperial German Mauser Model 1871/84 Rifle by Spandau Dated 1888 with Venezuelan M1900 Bayonet and Sling - Serial 7102 German Edged Weapons This tag is cotton withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the Mauser Model 1871 84 rifle, the first Magazine rifle widely used by the German Empire. This looks to have been one of the approximately 27,000 M1871 84 rifles acquired by the country of Venezuela in 1900, which like many South American countries purchased large quantities of arms from Europe. As these were obsolete at the time, they definitely got quite a bargain. It comes with an