Schmidt-Rubin 7.5x53.5mm Kadett Model 1897 straight pull single shot rifle, serial number 634 dating to first year of production, 23 inch barrel with tangent rear sight, fully wood stocked and retained by two barrel bands, one with bayonet lug and piling hook. With its original leather sling dated 1897.

The Kadettengewehr was adopted on July 27, 1898, after trials with guns derived from the Mannlicher cavalry carbine and the Schmidt-system rifles. The single-shot M1897 had a special quadrant sight with differing sets of gradations for the Ordonnanzpatrone (to 1200 meters on the left side) or the reduced-charge Kadetten-Patrone (to 400 meters on the right). Manufactured 1898-1927 at Eidgenoessische Waffenfabrik, Bern. Total production: 7900

Section 58 (2) Antique / obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence. Buyer must be over the age of 18.

Dimensions: 110cm long