Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Muzzle Cover - Serial No 24122 Martini-Henry Bayonets and aluminum and brass washers

and aluminum and brass washers attached before the tang was peened over to hold the grip tight

1919 by Otto Lummitzsch with the stated purpose to protect and maintain vital & strategic facilities (e

They are currently in storage

made from cardboard tube and plastic ends

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Muzzle Cover - Serial No 24122 Martini-Henry Bayonets and aluminum and brass washersOriginal 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 24122, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 5. This example is in very good