Original Swiss Early First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore & Muzzle Cover - Serial 255 U.S. Holsters I received the jolt of

I received the jolt of my life [when] a "Panzerfaust" rocket type grenade impacted the right far side of the tank

The serial number marked on the bottom of the grip is 70896

Although superseded in 1895 by the Long Lee Enfield Rifle these saw service at the famous Battle of Omdurman in 1898 that was Great Britain’s revenge against the Mardists outside Khartoum in the Sudan

they have no cracks

Original Swiss Early First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Excellent Bore & Muzzle Cover - Serial 255 U.S. Holsters I received the jolt 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 a very low serial number 255, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1891,