German mauser carbine rifle, 7 mm, 1895 model
rifle, Mauser, German, 7 mm, rifle
Accession Number
NAM.2001-04-283-1
Description
German mauser carbine rifle, 7 mm, 1895 model. Steel and wood. Manufactured by Deutsche Waffen-Und Munitions Fabriken, Berlin. Captured by Capt (Brevet Major) E G T Bainbridge, 2nd Bn Buffs Regiment, from the Boers and carried by him for the remainder of the war, 1899 (c)-1902. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.
Campaigns
Boer War (1899-1902)