This is a German G98 rifle which is not complete as you can see from the pictures but does include the barrel which has been bent and straight handle firing bolt but is missing all its wood. The breach is empty of all ammunition and inert. The rifle part is deactivated by condition obviously plain to see also the barrel is blocked in side and has no moving parts all rusted solid. The rifle part is in nice condition for a relic rusty it has been very nicely cleaned and is in very solid condition and a nice one for the collection perfect for display. The rifle was recovered from the battlefield at Passchendaele from the 1917 battle part of the third battle of Ypres in Belgium. The rifle comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map,.
Passchendaele is small village five miles north-east of Ypres is the name by which the final stages of the Third Battle of Ypres is known. It is the name, along with the Somme, which has come to symbolise the Great War for many. The Third battle of Ypres was preceded by the attack on Messines ridge in June 1917. The main battle commenced on the 31st of July 1917, and stretched on until November the 10th, 1917.The final phase, the advance on Passchendaele, took place in October and November, the aim being to take the strategically important high ground of the Passchendaele ridge. The first battle of Passchendaele, on the 12th October, failed to take the village, and the second battle of Passchendaele lasted from the 26th of October until the 10th of November.
This is a German G98 rifle which is not complete as you can see from the pictures but does include the barrel which has been bent and straight handle firing bolt but is missing all its wood. The breach is empty of all ammunition and inert. The rifle part is deactivated by condition obviously plain to see also the barrel is blocked in side and has no moving parts all rusted solid. The rifle part is in nice condition for a relic rusty it has been very nicely cleaned and is in very solid condition and a nice one for the collection perfect for display. The rifle was recovered from the battlefield at Passchendaele from the 1917 battle part of the third battle of Ypres in Belgium. The rifle comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map,.
Passchendaele is small village five miles north-east of Ypres is the name by which the final stages of the Third Battle of Ypres is known. It is the name, along with the Somme, which has come to symbolise the Great War for many. The Third battle of Ypres was preceded by the attack on Messines ridge in June 1917. The main battle commenced on the 31st of July 1917, and stretched on until November the 10th, 1917.The final phase, the advance on Passchendaele, took place in October and November, the aim being to take the strategically important high ground of the Passchendaele ridge. The first battle of Passchendaele, on the 12th October, failed to take the village, and the second battle of Passchendaele lasted from the 26th of October until the 10th of November.
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