The rifle with the bent bolt would now fit the leather saddle holster much better. Acted in a role more like dragoons/mounted infantry and not true cavalry. It was done due to the Schutztruppen mounted units. Joseph Port wrote some letters in the 1950s about the life and the weapons of the Schutztruppe on DSW.Īccording to Mister Port the bolt was bent in 1908 in Windhuk.The bolts were bent in after the Herero Rebellion of 1904-07 was over. This rifle is also marked L.P.200.S on the unit disc.įorm the former Schutztruppe gunsmith Joseph Port who was in charge when the bending was done. Records in “Unter dem Kreuz des Südens” show the Landespolizei had a collection of different types of standard German rifles in their possession- Gew71, Gew88, Kar88, Gew98, Gew98S and varieties of Kar98.Īs in the previous photo above shows a Colonial Gew 98 used by the Landespolizei. The 1883 der Revolver or Reichsrevolver and the Roth-Sauer Pistol were both in common use, the Luger P08 was also issued sometime after 1912. The Landespolizei were armed mainly with pistols. From the period of the Herero Rebellion to the First World War the Gew98 (and its variants the Gew98S and for machine gunners and artillery the Kar98) remained the main weapons of the Schutztruppe.
This variation is usually known as the Schutztruppen-Gewehr 98 (Gew98S). It is not sure if they trained with the Gew88 and were only issued the Gew98 shortly before embarkation or more likely these rifles are props owned by the photographic studio. In South West Africa the Gew98 was often modified to have a turned down bolt handle adjustments to the sights. Curiously several posed studio photographs show them carrying the Gew88 prior to deployment in Africa, sometimes with ill fitting bayonets. The Colonial Gew 98 was used by the Schutztruppen of South West Africa and saw limited use in Kameroon and East Africa.ĭuring the Herero Rebellion of 1904 saw the increase of further reinforcements sent to fight the Herero Rebellion in 1904 were armed with the Gew98.
Adopted by the German Empire on April 5th 1898.
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