Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Leather Sling - Serial 74001 British Flags Fine Walnut stock

Fine Walnut stock

A variant to use the

Overall length (unattached): 47 inches

detachable shoulder boards and machine sewn collar tabs on a grass-green wool/felt base (this color was used for  “Schutzpolizei”)

This is a lovely example of a battlefield dug Civil War Federal Artillery Shell

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Leather Sling - Serial 74001 British Flags Fine Walnut stockOriginal 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