Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 172451 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly though we can still see

though we can still see a bit of the original marking

At its highest point

Springfield Research records indicate serial numbers in this range were being delivered in 1864

and other emplacements

The wood is a bit dark from long storage and oiling

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 172451 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly though we can still seeOriginal 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 172451, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1895 1896. This