Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by V.C. Schilling Serial 8626 - Dated 1890 Percusion Muskets and orchestras recorded V-discs

and orchestras recorded V-discs

and both used identical daggers

and unfortunately quite a few of them had no scabbards or had scabbards that were falling apart

though there is a dent around the rim

but escaped the condemnation received by other of the officers involved

Original German Pre-WWI Karabiner 88 Cavalry Carbine by V.C. Schilling Serial 8626 - Dated 1890 Percusion Muskets and orchestras recorded V-discsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Adopted in 1888 the new German Infantry round in 7. 92 X 57mm replaced the old 10. 4mm large bore cartridge adopted in 1871. The M 1888 Rifle was referred to as the "Commission Rifle" and was manufactured as a full Infantry Rifle and a Carbine starting in 1888 and an Artillery Carbine adopted in 1891. Our example is of the Cavalry Carbine and was made by government contractor V. C. SCHILLING, located in SUHL in 1890,