Original Swiss First Model 1889/11 Schmidt-Rubin .22LR Converted Short Training Rifle with Muzzle Cover - Serial 127713 Night Sights Size is marked 7 1/4

Size is marked 7 1/4

which indicates that although made and proofed in England and issued to King George III's army to be used against the American Rebels in the Revolutionary war it was almost certainly then captured and refitted

was the first crewed airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight and was the first of the X-planes

and show brass where the rings are brazed closed

Overall metal finish on the barrel cluster exterior is a nice polished gray patina

Original Swiss First Model 1889/11 Schmidt-Rubin .22LR Converted Short Training Rifle with Muzzle Cover - Serial 127713 Night Sights Size is marked 7 1/4Original 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 127713, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1893 1894. This