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Gator Weiss · July 31, 2011, 09:00 AM

Last week I scored an 88 commission rifle for 50 bucks at a favorite gunshop. Nice family business that has been around for two or three generations. Always a deal in that shop. Always lots of old things and lots of new things in there. The guy cut me nice deal on this 88.

I need the bolt head, the slider for the rear sight ladder, and the cleaning rod. That will complete the rifle.

Do any of you curio and relic collectors have any parts to sell, or can you reccommend a source for parts?

This rifle appears never to have been altered for the spitzer bullets. I has an outward appearance that someone may have stored it in a chicken coupe for fifty years. The bore has deep rifling, a little rust, and will probably clean up to a dark color. The outside finish is mostly non-existant. The wood is not cracked, but looks like it has been banged around quite a bit. Stock markings are intact, luckily. The reciever is stamped only with an "S" and GEW. 88 and nothing else. Has a four digit serial number.

Everything works. It just lacks that hard to find bolt head.

July 31, 2011, 09:00 AM	#1
Gator Weiss Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2007 Posts: 117	88 Commission Rifle parts Last week I scored an 88 commission rifle for 50 bucks at a favorite gunshop. Nice family business that has been around for two or three generations. Always a deal in that shop. Always lots of old things and lots of new things in there. The guy cut me nice deal on this 88. I need the bolt head, the slider for the rear sight ladder, and the cleaning rod. That will complete the rifle. Do any of you curio and relic collectors have any parts to sell, or can you reccommend a source for parts? This rifle appears never to have been altered for the spitzer bullets. I has an outward appearance that someone may have stored it in a chicken coupe for fifty years. The bore has deep rifling, a little rust, and will probably clean up to a dark color. The outside finish is mostly non-existant. The wood is not cracked, but looks like it has been banged around quite a bit. Stock markings are intact, luckily. The reciever is stamped only with an "S" and GEW. 88 and nothing else. Has a four digit serial number. Everything works. It just lacks that hard to find bolt head.