Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 49410 Russian Army When British bombers began targeting

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which indicates that the stock was probably replaced at some point during service

The Type 89 Grenade Discharger (八九式重擲弾筒 Hachikyū-shiki jū-tekidantō)

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 49410 Russian Army When British bombers began targetingOriginal 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 49410, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1892 1893. This