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Waffenfabrik Bern

Waffenfabrik Bern !! NO FFL REQUIRED / SEE NOTES !! Swiss "Good" Surplus: Schmidt–Rubin 1889, 7.5X53.5 (FREE SHIPPING)

Product Code : NL123-G

Mfg Item #: Schmidt–Rubin 1889

NOTE: This is a used surplus rifle Graded Good by the Importer. Expect finish wear, scratches, dings, etc... (See additional photos)

Only one is available, SN: 55032 the firearm pictured is what you will receive. Note: The item does have a hairline crack on the left side of the stock. Bore and Rifleing look great. Due to having such a long barrel. The barrels do not photograph well. 

NOTE: These rifles have been classified as Antiques. ATF: "Under the United States Gun Control Act of 1968, any cartridge firearm made in or before 1898 ("pre-1899") is classified as an "antique" and is generally outside of Federal jurisdiction 

NOTE: Must be 21 to purchase, After checkout, promptly send an email to FFL@RedStarNation.com or text 563-293-5921 with your Order# and copy of your state-issued driver's license Your State-issued driver's license MUST match your shipping address. Orders will be vetted with public records to verify age, ID & address. Order will ship with tracking and signature required. 

Waffenfabrik Bern (Weapons Factory Bern), also known as W+F Bern, was an arms manufacturer in Bern, Switzerland, which was a government-owned corporation producing firearms for the Swiss Armed Forces.

The Model 1889 was the first in the series of Schmidt–Rubin rifles that served Switzerland from 1889 to 1953. The rifle takes its name from the designer of its action, Colonel Rudolf Schmidt, and the designer of its ammunition, Colonel Eduard Rubin. Production of the rifle began in 1891. The straight-pull bolt action allows the user to pull the bolt straight back to unlock the action, cock the striker, extract, and eject the spent cartridge in one motion, and then push the bolt forward to chamber a round and lock the action. This is as opposed to a traditional bolt action, wherein the user must lift the bolt handle to unlock the action before pulling the bolt back. The rifle is roughly musket length with a free-floating barrel, 12-round magazine, and wood stock that extends almost to the tip of the barrel. The Schmidt–Rubin 1889 was an advanced weapon for its time. The Schmidt–Rubin 1889 was one of the first rifles to use copper-jacketed ammunition as its standard ammunition. The GP90 7.5×53.5mm round designed by Col. Rubin in 1882 was revolutionary in that most of the bullets used in Europe at the time, except for the Mle 1886 Lebel rifle metal-jacketed 8mm bullet, was around .45 caliber, as opposed to the .308 caliber of the Schmidt–Rubin ammunition. The round was "paper patched", meaning that the bullet was surrounded by a piece of paper, much like the cotton patches placed around a musket ball. Paper patching the round was supposed to aid in the lubrication of the bullet. In 1923, long after the discontinuation of the Model 1889, the GP90/23 7.5×54.5mm round was produced without the paper patching. The Model 1889 was eventually replaced by its successor models, including the Model 1896, Model 96/11, Model 1911, Model 1911 carbine, and the famous K-31.

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