Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Serial No 112429 French Helmets though it is torn and

though it is torn and missing at least 1/3 of the length

indicating that Bismarckhutte in Oberschlesien made the steel

The cap features a chinstrap as well as a five-pointed red star set in a circular gold disc

Measures Approximately 29" x 18"

with some of the stitching having popped over the years

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle - Serial No 112429 French Helmets though it is torn andOriginal 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