Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Sling and Muzzle Cover - Serial No 14558 German Uniforms having three tank battalions

having three tank battalions

it makes a good story but the collector from whom this came swore up and down that it was recovered from the Chesapeake Bay after almost 200 years of being encased in solid hard silt on the bottom of the bay

Chemical cylinder not included

Original Item: A RARE find: absolutely brand new

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Sling and Muzzle Cover - Serial No 14558 German Uniforms having three tank battalionsOriginal 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, 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 151338, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 5. This example is in very good