Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Serial No 112429 Brunswick Parts Supposedly made in London bu

Supposedly made in London bu generally felt to be of French or Belgian manufacture

The 517th breezed through jump school with no washouts

Also included is an excerpt from a cadet yearbook with a bit about him

Original paper size label still present under sweatband

Complete with matching finish all steel boot Scabbard with large spring on side for securing inside of Jack Boot

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Serial No 112429 Brunswick Parts Supposedly made in London buOriginal 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 112429, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 5. This