Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle in Excellent Condition with Muzzle Cover - Matching Serial 152795 Availability_International and brass wire wrapping

and brass wire wrapping

The oilcloth liner is in good shape

lower armor (below waist)

This is a nice chance to own a historically significant gun in very nice service worn condition

and he worked for numerous magazines including Cosmopolitan and the Saturday Evening Post

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle in Excellent Condition with Muzzle Cover - Matching Serial 152795 Availability_International and brass wire wrappingOriginal 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 by the BATF under Federal Law. As this is rifle serial number 152795, we estimate this rifle was produced in