Anti-tank rifle, 'T-Gewehr'

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NameAnti-tank rifle, 'T-Gewehr'

ProductionWaffenfabrik Mauser AG; armorer; 1918; Oberndorf

Classificationrifles, firearms

Materialssteel, wood

DimensionsOverall: 135mm (width), 230mm (height), 1690mm (length)

Registration NumberDM000202

Credit lineGift of the Defence Department, 1940

Single-shot bolt action anti-tank rifle, "T-Gewehr", 1918, calibre 13mm.

Stamped on breech 'Mauser 1918'

Serial No. 3216 on bolt, breech, trigger guard and under stock.

Old NZEF trophy number '1192' painted in white on breech.

Faint inscription in white and red paint 'Cap by NZ Div' on stock

Faded painted number on stock 'G16170' in red paint

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