Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Muzzle Cover & Sling - Serial 86653 Scottish Militaria Serial #458382 with a legible

Serial #458382 with a legible SWP 1884 cartouche

with traces of a stock rondel just in front of the patch box

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Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Muzzle Cover & Sling - Serial 86653 Scottish Militaria Serial #458382 with a legibleOriginal 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