Original Rare Imperial German Mauser Model 1879 G.A.G. Border Guards Rifle by Spangenberg & Sauer Dated 1880 - Matching Serial 375 Japanese Marines The right receiver wall is

The right receiver wall is bare and the upper tang is marked KJØBENHAVNS TOIHUUS 1874 (Copenhagen Arsenal) with serial number 45318 on the barrel

This rifle definitely looks to have seen long service

Navy construction battalions known as the SeaBees began bulldozing mere days after the island was secured

which is about mid way through production

The sword measures 35" in overall length and is substantially made with a 1

Original Rare Imperial German Mauser Model 1879 G.A.G. Border Guards Rifle by Spangenberg & Sauer Dated 1880 - Matching Serial 375 Japanese Marines The right receiver wall isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of the rare Mauser Model 1879 G. A. G. Border Guards rifle, one of only approximately 4,000 that were manufactured in 1880. As the name implies they were intended for Prussian border guard use, and they utilized a unique 11. 1537. 5mmR cartridge, a trimmed down version of the full power military cartridge. These were pretty much a slightly scaled down Model 1871 Mauser rifle, and they are not