Original Belgian Model 1889/36 Mauser Short Rifle by Manufacture d'armes de l'État with Repaired Stock- Serial 2336 Antique Shotgun The rifle is fitted with

The rifle is fitted with a double set trigger and with German Silver mounts throughout

which was later to become the new 2nd Battalion

Serial number 47642 denotes year of manufacture as 1894

and has the correct steel hardware

The rear of the helmet liner reads TOPEKA

Original Belgian Model 1889/36 Mauser Short Rifle by Manufacture d'armes de l'État with Repaired Stock- Serial 2336 Antique Shotgun The rifle is fitted withOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Mauser Model 1889 is a bolt action rifle of Belgian origin. It became known as the 1889 Belgian Mauser, 1891 Argentine Mauser, and 1890 Turkish Mauser. Later developments that corrected deficiencies of the design would become the Mauser Model 1893 series of Rifles used in Spain as well as South America. These models then further evolved into the Gewehr Model 1898, whose action would be used for 50 years as the