Komission Karabiner 88, Commission Carbine 88

[villiers]

Thanks again, Slovakia! That was very enjoyable. Especially for me, as I always go weak kneed whenever I´m confronted with a short *rse cavalry carbine. Was that 100 metres? And did you have to fit a higher front sight to get it low enough? I wonder when the Germans first introduced nitro? The action sounded just as it should. Very slick indeed. And I also liked the charger loading. `Tis a wonder that you didn´t have to pull through in between.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

I wonder when the Germans first introduced nitro?

Gew.Bl.P.88 = Gewehr BlattPulver 88 = Rifle Flake Powder 88. Introduced in 1888 in the Scharfe Patrone 88 for the Gew.88, together with a FMJ bullet.
So I am not quite sure what a Kar.88 has to do with blackpowder.
Slovakia, were you shooting a duplex charge?