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I'm somewhat surprised to see this rifle marked "German Mauser Mod. 88" since Mauser had nothing to do with the design or manufacture of the Commission 88.

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Since the Mauser M71 was adopted by the German army, any turn-bolt actioned rifle was apt to be called a "Mauser" in Germany. Even pre-WW1 catalogs, f.i. AKAH 1909, Stukenbrok 1910 and Burgsmüller 1910 called the M88 action a "Mauser"
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Hartman was a wholesaler and export house based in Hamburg, with a branch in Bremen too. Maybe they had the inscription added for advertizement bragging.

Edited by CptCurl (28/02/11 10:31 AM)

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