Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 153644 Martini-Henry Bayonets Of good size

Of good size

By the end of the war that number would nearly double as the navy expanded to meet the threat posed by other European powers fighting alongside the Americans

6" shorter than the standard Infantry Musket

The Vickers Parts set offered here has Serial number N14 or 14 on most of the major components

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Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 153644 Martini-Henry Bayonets Of good sizeOriginal 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 153644, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1895 1896. This