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Thread: Schmidt Rubin 1889/96

  1. 05-31-2019, 09:32 AM #1
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    Schmidt Rubin 1889/96

    a very rare original 1889 re designed.with the front(more forward) locking lugs as a 1889/96 model that did not get turned into the 1896 / 11.
    I believe only about 1,200 of these did not get converted to the 1911 type , this one was a private ownership gun as you can see a Crest from a previous Swiss owner.
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  2. 05-31-2019, 10:07 AM #2
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    Very very cool gun... I wish I would have loved to shoot it...
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  3. 05-31-2019, 10:16 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Markopolo View Post
    Very very cool gun... I wish I would have loved to shoot it...
    I'm sure the OP is glad you didn't love shooting it, NOW HE CAN! HARRYMPOPE congratulations very nice!
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  4. 05-31-2019, 10:16 AM #4
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    It shoots really good. The bore is tight but the throat is giant for the original paper patch loads they had.
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  5. 05-31-2019, 10:17 AM #5
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    I bought mine out of an estate in Portland Oregon
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  6. 05-31-2019, 10:32 AM #6
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    Lovely rifle, Harry. Even those older Schmidt Rubins have the surgical-quality triggers -- at least the ones I have handled.
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  7. 05-31-2019, 10:58 AM #7
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    Harry,

    VERY NICE Arm! I especially like original Swiss arms and have the M1889, 1911 and 1931. I bought my M1889 in 1961 for $15.00 at age 16. I mowed many lawns to start my vintage arms collection. My M1911 rifles and carbines, as well as the M1931, like my cast boolits.

    Nice find...

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  8. 05-31-2019, 10:58 AM #8
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    very nice have always liked the straight pulls.
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