Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Matching Serial 148879 Fusee Spring & Cover There are cracks on the

There are cracks on the leather in places

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All of the stitching and rivets are still intact

26 January 1967 – 20 August 1969

with only traces of the original factory ribbed texture

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Matching Serial 148879 Fusee Spring & Cover There are cracks on theOriginal 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 148879, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 1895. This