Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 153644 Category_MG 42 Accessories The treatment was deplorable

The treatment was deplorable

This is a very interesting British WW2 "Mortar" Table lighter

Brest is a port city in the far west of Brittany

One crew member survived as a POW

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 153644 Category_MG 42 Accessories The treatment was deplorableOriginal 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