Original Swiss First Model 1889/11 Schmidt-Rubin .22LR Converted Short Training Rifle with Muzzle Cover - Serial 127713 Night Sights There is a bit of

There is a bit of the stock missing near the bolster due to powder burn

Size is marked 7 1/4

Designed for the pattern 1853 Enfield type rifle these mainsprings are handmade and will almost certainly require fitting

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

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

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