Original Imperial German WWI Scarce Relic Ground Dug Gewehr 98 20 Round Trench Magazine - Grabenmagazine Brunswick Rifle with a Federal Eagle on

with a Federal Eagle on an E PLURIBUS UNUM banner on one side

Metal work is excellent

and see no reason to doubt that it is original

so the design was simplified

ultraviolet light

Original Imperial German WWI Scarce Relic Ground Dug Gewehr 98 20 Round Trench Magazine - Grabenmagazine Brunswick Rifle with a Federal Eagle onOriginal Item. Only One Available. During WWI, every nation involved fielded bolt action rifles as their primary weapon, with capacity ranging from 3 to 10 rounds, with the most common being five or six (Some Mannlicher clip fed guns held 6 round such as the Italian Carcano). While the British happily got by with their 10 round SMLE's, the Germans stuck with 5 round Mauser rifles looked to increase their firepower. Thus was born what is commonly known