Did P.O. Ackley or Whelen or Hatcher,anybody else that did "blow up" testing of various bolt actions include the '88 Commission Rifle? I just can't remember it and don't have my books handy.
I do remember that one of the longest (and I suspect hardest!) users of the rifle was the Chinese "Army" (really a bunch warlords in the '20s and '30s). They used both German surplus rifles and Chinese-manufactured ones. Some of both survived long enough to show up in Korea.
The Turks were also using '88s as standard issue up to the 1930s and as reserve for a long time after. My impression is that it is a strong action, although certainly not as over-built as the '98.
