Original Portuguese Guedes M1885 Falling Block Infantry Rifle by ŒWG Steyr Dated 1886 - As Used in the Boer War - Matching Serial 2164 MG 34 Mounts Messerfabrik (Knife Factory) of Steinbach

Messerfabrik (Knife Factory) of Steinbach Kreis Meiningen in Thuringia

The snaps are intact but likely can’t be removed again without damaging the cover

as used on the anodized scabbards

1945 notifying Tigue's parents that he was wounded in action on Iwo Jima on March 7t

The original carry canister is in good condition with much of the original paint remaining and minor denting

Original Portuguese Guedes M1885 Falling Block Infantry Rifle by ŒWG Steyr Dated 1886 - As Used in the Boer War - Matching Serial 2164 MG 34 Mounts Messerfabrik (Knife Factory) of SteinbachOriginal Item: One one Available. The Guedes (pronounced Gwedesh), also called the Guedes M1885, is a breech loading single shot rifle with a lever action that was designed for use by the Portuguese Army. It was designed to replace the many percussion cap system rifles still in service, and rifles were ordered from WG Steyr in Austria for trials. With many other countries already having moved to bolt action magazine fed designs, the writing was on the