Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Muzzle Cover & Sling - Serial 86653 81mm Mortar Fully embossed

Fully embossed

All internal parts such as a 1943 dated bolt and recoil assembly are included

although sustained firing would lead to over-heating

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Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Muzzle Cover & Sling - Serial 86653 81mm Mortar Fully embossedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The first Model Schmidt Rubin rifle was designed and approved in 1889, with production running between 1891 and 1897 at Eidgenoessische Waffenfabrik (Swiss Arms Factory), Bern, with a total production of about 212,000. This means that all model 1889 Schmidt Rubin rifles are pre 1899, and considered antique under Federal Law. As this is rifle serial number 112429, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 5. This