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Mather is the same as the one supposedly referred to on the brass tag, Lt.
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WWI MAUSER GEWEHR 98 FULL
He was promoted to full Lieutenant on 14th December 1923.He was posted back to UK 10th December 1918 on sick leave with inguinal hernia.He arrived back at the front with the 2nd Bn LFs 19th August 1918.He was hospitalized at Etaples, France 24th June 1918.He was posted to the 2nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers.He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 27th March 1918.W E (possibly William Edward but not 100% sure) ASHLEY had no record of military service prior to his commissioning as a 2nd Lieutenant in the British Army.Mather discovered the following information and sent it to me: He and I communicated several times over a 6-month period. My forwarded inquiry was redirected to Mr.This research request was forwarded to the Lancashire Infantry Museum in Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire, England. Ashley to see if they could place him at Passchendaele or could in any way corroborate the story suggested on the brass plate. I contacted the Lancashire Infantry Museum in Great Britain ( The Duke of Lancaster\'s Regiment Lancashire Infantry Museum) and inquired about W.E.It was one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was fought near Zonnebeke, Belgium, from Jto November 10, 1917.Ashley and Passchendaele and found the following: Ashley of the British Army’s 20th Lancashire Fusiliers captured this sniper-outfitted Gew 98 at Passchendaele Ridge during the fierce fighting there in 1917.īeing the suspicious sort, I embarked on what turned into a multi-month-long journey to determine if there was any credible evidence that this rifle had been captured by LE Ashley at the battle of Passchendaele Ridge. This brass plate indicates that Lieutenant W. ASHLEY” over “XX THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS” over “PASSCHENDAELE RIDGE 1917”. The 5in by 1in brass plate is smooth and uninscribed on one side, the other side has the following info inscribed on four lines: “CAPTURED BY” over “LIEUT. The front barrel band sling loop on this rifle has had a brass plate attached to it via a brass loop that has been soldered together so the plate cannot be easily removed from the barrel band (see pic). It seems this rifle has since been the subject of lots of on-line chatter regarding its provenance because of a brass tag attached to the rifle. It came from the collection of noted collector Dr. He was correct: it had sold at Auction on Octofor $7,500.
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Not long after acquiring this rifle, I had email and phone conversations with a friend who indicated this rifle had sold at a James Julia auction a decade or more ago. I need some advice from others more knowledgeable on Gew 98s but first I have to lay to rest he 800lb gorilla in the room:
WWI MAUSER GEWEHR 98 SERIAL
The Gew 98 in the images below is a 1900 dated Danzig arsenal Gewehr 98 infantry rifle, serial H5368, with scope mounts attached (see pics). I saw your discussion on the 1900 dated Danzig Gew 98 and was hoping to add to this year and maker and find out something about a Danzig 1900 I have.