Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Sling and Muzzle Cover - Serial No 14558 Japanese Navy Web Double Magazine pouch

Web Double Magazine pouch

Gelasius J

At first glance we felt this was of Indian subcontinent origin

and were respectively assigned to V Corps and VII Corps

The cardboard tag reads on front side:

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Magazine Rifle with Sling and Muzzle Cover - Serial No 14558 Japanese Navy Web Double Magazine pouchOriginal 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, 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 151338, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 5. This example is in very good