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Schmidt–Rubin Model 1889 rifle chambered for the GP11 7.5×53.5mm cartridge. The Model 1889 was the first in the series of Schmidt–Rubin rifles that served Switzerland from 1889 to 1958. The rifle takes its name from the designer of its action, Colonel Rudolf Schmidt, and the designer of its ammunition, Colonel Eduard Rubin.
The Gewehrpatrone 1890 cartridge has been in Swiss Army service since 1889 in their Schmidt–Rubin Model 1889 rifles. The previous generation of the military calibres used in Europe at the time were 10 to 14 mm (and black powder) as opposed to 7.5 mm of the Schmidt–Rubin ammunition, but the transition was underway in late 1880s (e. g., 8× ...
Vetterli rifle; Schmidt M1882 - 1882 revolver. Chambered in 7.5 Swiss Ordnance; Schmidt–Rubin - 1889 straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Chambered in 7.5×53.5 Swiss. Swiss Mannlicher M1893 - straight-pull bolt-action rifle designed by Ferdinand Mannlicher. Chambered in 7.5×53.5 Swiss. Schmidt–Rubin - 1896 straight-pull bolt-action rifle ...
Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin ... Rifle Model 1890 (Turkish Mauser) ©Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. Year entered service: 1890. Type: Bolt-action service rifle. Country of origin: Turkey.
Eduard Alexander Rubin (17 July 1846 – 6 July 1920) was a Swiss mechanical engineer who is most notable for having invented the full metal jacket bullet in 1882. His most famous cartridge was the 7.5×55mm Swiss which was the standard ammunition for the Schmidt–Rubin , K31 and Stgw 57 military rifles.
Schmidt-Rubin infantry rifle M1911 [2] SIG Mondragón M1894 [3] Licensed production of the Mexican Mondragón M1893 rifle; Swiss Mannlicher M1893 carbine [4] ~7,750; Swiss Vetterli M1881 Stutzer ~11,000+ Winchester M1866 Swiss copies
The rifles depicted are Schmidt–Rubin, in service from 1889 to 1953. Knabenschiessen is a traditional target shooting competition in Zürich, [1] held on the second weekend of September each year. [2] The festival, officially held for the first time in 1889, is one of the oldest in Switzerland, dating back to the 17th century. [2]
"I think I was only there the first day. Maybe I made it to day two," she added. "We did the read-throughs and they staged it, and then they're like, we better get somebody else."