Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore and Muzzle Cover - Serial 42907 MG 34 Mounts It comes complete with its

It comes complete with its adjustable canvas shoulder strap

The scale of casualties in the First World War was unprecedented

This has removed the original factory grain

5 inches exclusive of the fringe

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore and Muzzle Cover - Serial 42907 MG 34 Mounts It comes complete with itsOriginal 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.