Schmidt-Rubin 1889

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Schmidt-Rubin is the designation for a rifle system of the Swiss Army.

The infantry rifle 1889 designed by Swiss constructor Rudolf Schmidt replaced the predecessor system Vetterli starting in 1889. The associated cartridge 7.5 mm GP 90 and the further developed 7.5 × 55 mm Swiss (GP 11) were developed by Eduard Rubin. This is how the designation Schmidt-Rubin came about.

The most prominent feature of this type of rifle is the straight-pull bolt, which allows for reloading with a strong but quick pull-push motion, similar to the Mannlicher system.

The first weapon developed by Schmidt and Rubin was the infantry rifle model 1889. The magazine of the weapon held 12 rounds and could be lowered by operating a lever located at the bottom right of the magazine opening to avoid feeding a cartridge during the loading motion (see detail drawing). Thus, the weapon became a single-shot rifle when the magazine was full. To remove the magazine, the lever had to be pulled further down.
Other:
Swiss model 1889
Used

Swiss straight-pull repeating rifle, successor to the Vetterli rifle in the Swiss Army.
The model 1889 was the first straight-pull repeating system from Schmidt Rubin, introduced with the predecessor cartridge 7.5×53.5mm, which is now rather rare to obtain.
Furthermore, the rifles were equipped with a 12-round magazine, which was intended to increase firepower and could also be switched to a safe state with a side lever, so that no cartridge would be fed anymore.

Capacity

12 rounds



Caliber

7.5×53.5 Swiss

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