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Schmidt Rubin M96 / 11 Bolt Action Rifle 7.5 x 55 Swiss Military

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Schmidt Rubin M96 / 11 Bolt Action Rifle 7.5 x 55 Swiss Military
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Schmidt Rubin M96 / 11 Bolt Action Rifle 7.5 x 55 Swiss

Real nice Military Firearm .. Very good 8 / 10 condition - Complete right down to
the Brass Barrel Cap.

Straight pull bolt action with detachable magazine. 30" barrel.
Blued steel. Wood military semi pistol grip half stock with fullered forearm -
Adjustable rear military sight. Metal buttplate.

Serial numbers all match on the bolt. the receiver and barrel

A very collectible Military Weapon. A universal increase in muzzle velocity, arising
from widespread adoption of point-bullet ammunition, caused further problems with
the Swiss rifles.
Trials were undertaken in 1908 -10 with modified bullets and rifles embodying a
strengthened Vogelsang Rebholz action. Apart from the tangent sight, these guns
resembled their predecessors externally though, once dismantled, three large holes
were found to be bored through the bolt sleeve to reduce weight.

The perfected Gewehr 11 was formally approved on January 10 1913 together with
adaptations of several earlier weapons. The new guns had a strengthened action - a
hold-open to signify an empty magazine - a pistol-grip stock and an improved rear
sight.

Manufactured 1913-1919 at Eidgenoessische Waffenfabrik Bern..