Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Matching Serial 148879 Empire Edged Weapons (American Fork & Hoe of

(American Fork & Hoe of Geneva

"Crown" / N / II

which is in very good condition

left Fort Walla Walla on 13 July – the day of the fight at Umatilla Agency – in search of the Indians

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Matching Serial 148879 Empire Edged Weapons (American Fork & Hoe ofOriginal 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 148879, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 1895. This