Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle in 7.5×55mm - Serial No 151338 Caps & Hats Ammunition Type: Rimfire Cartridge

Ammunition Type: Rimfire Cartridge

what we have here is an original oil painting by the dedicated Guinness advertising account artist John Gilroy

These dual-purpose guns were "quick-firing"

The razor sharp blade is made from hand forged high carbon steel and properly heat tempered in a computer controlled kiln

Due to the great shortage of parts the Turkish contract featured many early Vickers traits such as a WW1 "flat nosed" muzzle booster and many of the components bear the very early "V

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle in 7.5×55mm - Serial No 151338 Caps & Hats Ammunition Type: Rimfire CartridgeOriginal 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, 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 151338, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 5. This example is in very good