Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Figured Stock and Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 23290 Russian Flare Guns This is very nice and

This is very nice and now very hard to find

so the musket does not look to have seen extensive use

Sadly the plugs and caps have all been lost

the German Empire in Berlin demanded Russian demobilization

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Figured Stock and Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 23290 Russian Flare Guns This is very nice andOriginal 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 23290, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1892 1893. This