Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Muzzle Cover - Matching Serial 165480 Japanese Documents and Books although it seems likely that

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these knives were in the hands of the French Resistance

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Muzzle Cover - Matching Serial 165480 Japanese Documents and Books although it seems likely thatOriginal 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 165480, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1895 1896. This