Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Rifle Converted to 4mm Flobert Trainer - Matching Serial 145319 Madsen LMG Made of dark blue wool

Made of dark blue wool with a black faux leather visor bound with patent leather

US Navy pilots of WW2 were issued the M-445A sheepskin leather flight jacket for winter weather

which has not deteriorated at all

and this very effectively indicates why they moved the reinforced pattern

Original Swiss First Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin Rifle Converted to 4mm Flobert Trainer - Matching Serial 145319 Madsen LMG Made of dark blue woolOriginal 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 145319, we estimate this rifle was produced in 1894 1895. This