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Gewehr 1888

The Gewehr 88 was a late 19th-century German bolt-action rifle, adopted in 1888. The invention of smokeless powder in the late 19th century immediately rendered all of the large-bore black powder rifles then in use obsolete. Wikipedia
Action: Bolt action
Cartridge: M/88; 7.92×57mm Mauser from Gewehr 88/05 onwards; 7×57mm Mauser(Karabiner 88;A small amount is exported to Brazil);
Designer: German Rifle Commission
Feed system: 5 round clip in a fixed external magazine
In service: 1888–Present
Length: 1,245 mm (49.0 in); 950 mm (37 in) (Karabiner 88)
Manufacturer: Ludwig Loewe, Haenel, Steyr-Mannlicher, Imperial Arsenals of Amberg, Danzig, Erfurt, and Spandau, Hanyang Arsenal