family GEW88

[Boomstick Bruce]

Dad passed a GEW88 spandau 1895 down to me on sunday. Took it to a gunsmith to check it out and just like every other GEW88 out there, my bolthead is missing... i found one on feebay for like $80!!! is that reasonable??? mine has not had the turkish molestation done but does have the "S" mark above the spandau date.... its a family heirloom so i have no intentions of selling it but i do want to fire it at least once before i hang it up for the rest of my life and it gets passed to the next generation...

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[gamblrgrogan]

Nice rifle bet it shoots good, if the bolthead is complete with extractor/ejector that is about right for price a member here CaseC did have a run of them made but I think he is out now U.S. commercial made ammo for 8mm is the easiest to find to shoot in your gun

[Boomstick Bruce]

no extractor just the ejector... val forgett of navy arms has it, 10 minutes down the road from me... what bayonet did these use? same as the 98 mauser?

[Boomstick Bruce]

i just won one on feebay for $35 stripped... numrichs had the extractor but i cant find an ejector... any idea of a source for the ejector?

[gamblrgrogan]

That's a lot better price you would have a hard time finding the extractor for Vals bolt head because its a control feed type the ejectors rarely come up but they can be made most use an mechanics hand wrench to cut out a piece then shape it to fit will see if I have an extra one I would love to hear how she shoots

[Boomstick Bruce]

Thanks! i would greatly appreciate it! i saw a link somewhere in my searches where you can mod an ejector from some other rifle to fit the 88 but i cant find it anywhere...

i shoot a lot of cap and ball guns and have been refinishing and rebuilding antiques for several years now so making parts is not that big of a deal to me, i can do almost anything with a set of files and my dremel, i just need to know where to start lol...

[gamblrgrogan]

Our member CaseC has done a thread where you take the Mexican Vaquiero extractor and modified to fit the Gew 88 but for ejector I know of no other rifle you can modify to fit Gew88 here is pics of an ejector (left) and extractor (right) I have one ejector

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[Boomstick Bruce]

Our member CaseC has done a thread where you take the Mexican Vaquiero extractor and modified to fit the Gew 88 but for ejector I know of no other rifle you can modify to fit Gew88 here is pics of an ejector (left) and extractor (right) I have one ejector

what do you want for the ejector?

[gamblrgrogan]

Howa About $40.00 Shipped? Payable Thru Paypal Or U.S. Postal Money Order

[Boomstick Bruce]

i found a video of how to make it using a cheap crescent wrench like you said. i'm going to try that first (i think it would be cool for the next generation who gets the rifle to know i actually made some of the parts for it) if that doesnt work, i'll let you know!

[gamblrgrogan]

i found a video of how to make it using a cheap crescent wrench like you said. i'm going to try that first (i think it would be cool for the next generation who gets the rifle to know i actually made some of the parts for it) if that doesnt work, i'll let you know!

That would be cool for the next generation I have never seen a video on how to make a ejector where did you find it? all my search's came up with nothing, maybe you could make a video & post it here

[Admin]

Boomstick,
Here is a list of bayonets that fit the Gew88 rifle
S71
S71/84
S88/98 Ersatz
Altered to fit Gew88
Chassepot 1866
Italian Vetterli 1871
Gras 1874
Siamese
Rare & Expensive
PFM the 65/71, 1871 & 1902