Thread: Loewe Berlin??
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Old November 21, 2005, 11:55 PM   #2
Dfariswheel
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Ludwig Loewe of Berlin was a pre-WW1 military rifle built, who built the early Peter-Paul Mauser rifles.

In 1896, Ludwig Loewe joined with a cartridge company and became DWM, who built Mauser rifles and pistols until the end of WWII.

With a date in the late 1880's it's likely a barrel from a German Model 1888 rifle.
This was the first German smokeless powder rifle, and was in 7.9mm, often called the 8mm.
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