Port also wrote in one of his letters that the bending was a mistake. 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. (no.)=Kaiserliches Gouvernement Polizei and seem to be used in 1905-07.įorm the former Schutztruppe gunsmith Joseph Port who was in charge when the bending was done. This unit disbanded after the Herero Rebellion was put down. Unit disc markings from Southwest Africa:ġ.F.R./2.F.R. The Schutztruppe did not get its arms from the factories but from army stocks. Lange Visier rear sight adjustable from 200 meters to 2000 meters. Barrel: 29.13″ Caliber: 7.92x57mm Rifling: 4-groove, r/hand Operation: Turnbolt action Feed: 5-round staggered column, flush, box magazine Sights: V-notch rear sight. Records in " Unter dem Kreuz des Südens " shows that the Landespolizei had 853 Schutztruppen-Gewehr 98 issued to them in German SouthWest Africa. Many troops would carry a copy of there Dienstbuch or Service book. Rifles and carbines were sometimes carried. The 1883 der Revolver and Roth-Sauer Pistol were both in common use, the Luger P08 was also issued sometime after 1912.
1912 MAUSER GEWEHR 98 PROFESSIONAL
The Landespolizei was comprised and made above professional police officers from mainland Germany. Schutztruppen-Gewehr 98 with Landespolizei It was done due to the fact that the rifle would now fit in leather saddle holster much better. According to Port the bolts were bent in 1908 in Windhuk. Joseph Port wrote some letters in the 1950s about the life and the weapons of the Schutztruppe on DSW. The two Schutztruppen field regiment returned back to Germany but not with there arms. With Battle of Waterberg (Battle of Ohamakari) took place on Augand Nama uprising finally put down in 1907. The new Schutztruppen force was divided into two field regiments. The Schutztruppen-Gewehr 98 was mainly used by Schutztruppen of South West Africa and saw limited use in Kameroon and East Africa.ĭuring the Herero and Nama Rebellion of 1904-1908 saw the formation of a volunteer force of 19,000 strong to put down the Herero Rebellion.