Schmidt-Rubin M1889 Sporter

A nealy-sporterized pre-1899 Swiss M1889 rifle chambered in 7.5×53. Note that it cannot shoot the modern 7.5×55 cartridge. This is a great rifle for a handloader, since 7.5×53 can be made by simply trimming 7.5×55 brass. This Schmidt-Rubin straight-pull long rifle is in very good+ antique condition, with just some minor stock dings and 95% original arsenal bluing except for the magazine which has about 60% thinning bluing. The in-the-white buttplate shows some speckles.  The barrel has been shortened to a handy 22 inches.Standard detachable 12-round magazine. The shortened wood is good, with a few typical old dents and handling marks. Ther are four unobtrusive scope mount holes drilled in the receiver that could easily be filled.. The action is smooth and the bore is quite nice. No visible import marks. Serial number 15646X.  I’ll leave the treasure hunt for a possible soldier’s name tag under the buttplate up to you. A nice, affordable Schmidt-Rubin “track gun” or hunting rifle. (PBP-889)