Schmidt-Rubin Rifle

Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 - 7.5x53.5mm Swiss (GP90).

Schmidt-Rubin M1911 Rifle - 7.5x55mm Swiss (GP11)

The Swiss Schmidt-Rubin Rifle is the name for a variety of rifles made for the Swiss Army. The Swiss designer Rudolf Schmidt designed the straight-pull bolt action as the Rifle Model 1889 that replaced the previous Vetterli Rifle system. The corresponding cartridges 7.5 mm (GP 90) and the advanced 7.5 × 55mm Swiss (GP 11) developed by Eduard Rubin. So the name Schmidt-Rubin came.

The three main Full-length models are the M1889 (recognizable that is the only version with locking lugs on the rear of the bolt body), the M1896 (shorter than the M1889) and the M1911 (developed for the 7,5 × 55 mm Swiss (GP11) cartridge, pistol grip, improved sights and a 6 round detachable box magazine).

The most striking feature of this gun type is the straight pull action, similar to the Austrian Mannlicher Rifle series.. The Schmidt-Rubin rifles, including the famous K31 Rifle, was the main battle rifle of Switzerland and was gradually replaced by the Sturmgewehr 57 assault rifle.

Specifications

(1889 - c. 1970)

Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889

• Type: Battle Rifle

• Caliber: 7.5x53.5mm Swiss, 7.5x54.5mm Swiss

• Weight: 10.69lbs empty

• Length: 51.25 inches

• Barrel length: 30.7 inches

• Capacity: 12 round detachable box magazine

• Fire Modes: Bolt action

The Schmidt-Rubin Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Fusilier Wipf		Swiss soldiers	M1911	1938
HD-Soldat Läppli		Swiss soldiers	M1911	1959
The Legend of Tarzan	Casper Crump	Major Kerchover	M1889	2016
	Samuel L. Jackson	George Washington Williams	scoped M1889
		Belgian and Force Publique soldiers	M1889

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Metro: Last Light	The Valve		Parts of the receiver and the bolt handle mixed with a Mosin Nagant Rifle	2013