Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore and Muzzle Cover - Serial 42907 MG 34 Mounts 5 inches exclusive of the

5 inches exclusive of the fringe

aircrews of the 1st Air Commando Squadron performed the first combat tests of the famous Douglas FC-47 gunship

and has a great maker’s stamp on the side

The scale of casualties in the First World War was unprecedented

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore and Muzzle Cover - Serial 42907 MG 34 Mounts 5 inches exclusive of theOriginal 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 low serial number 42907, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1892 1893.