Original German Pre WWII Haenel Sport Modell 33 Trainer Air Pellet K98 Trainer Rifle with Magazine - Serial 3633 U.S. Ordnance Brooker Smith

Brooker Smith

The reason being

One tab has a miner insignia pin with IV/261 (regiment) and the other has pips for rank

which translates to 89 type

Our best guess would be one of the sons of Ferdinand IV

Original German Pre WWII Haenel Sport Modell 33 Trainer Air Pellet K98 Trainer Rifle with Magazine - Serial 3633 U.S. Ordnance Brooker SmithOriginal Item: Only One Available. Manufactured by the legendary C. G. Haenel of Suhl Germany, this is an extremely well made "Sport Modell 33" Luftgewehr air training rifle, modeled after the Mauser Model 1924 and 1933 Rifles. These were the predecessors of the Karabiner 98 Kurz adopted in 1935, and were quite similar, so these 4. 45mm air pellet rifles were very useful as tools to familiarize prospective soldiers with handling a service rifle. It