November, 2024
Gewehr 88-05
German Empire
First World War
Made by Spandau in 1890
7.92x57mm
Ross MkIII
Canada’s first indigenously produced infantry rifle was a straight pull design made with match grade accuracy in mind. When brought to the conditions of the Great War’s Western Front its deficiencies in other areas became alarmingly apparent.
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