Original German Made M1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle Arsenal Converted to Carbine by Ludwig Loewe Serial G 1691 - Made in 1894 Japanese Edged Weapons Which loosely translates to:

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neck guard apron is serial number stamped 1183 and the interior

The DRGM indicates that it is a trademarked design

just that someone added "finger grooves" under the fore stock at some point

which was then cut up and repurposed to make small NSKK flags

Original German Made M1891 Argentine Mauser Rifle Arsenal Converted to Carbine by Ludwig Loewe Serial G 1691 - Made in 1894 Japanese Edged Weapons Which loosely translates to:Original Item: Only one available. This is a very interesting example of the Model 1891 Argentine Mauser carbine, one of many "export" models made for foreign governments, all based on the Mauser Model 1889. This carbine was not in fact original produced as one, but as a rifle, and then was arsenal converted to a carbine at some point in the early 20th century. We do not know why this was done, but it is something we have never seen before! It is in