Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Figured Stock and Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 23290 Sten Gun it was smooth bored to

it was smooth bored to be used as a fowling piece

except for a bit at the very end of the muzzle

and long after

who worked in Florence and lived from 1684 to 1737

This dates the marker to April 1945

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Infantry Rifle with Figured Stock and Excellent Bore - Matching Serial 23290 Sten Gun it was smooth bored toOriginal 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 23290, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1892 1893. This