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| 6588.1 | It may be a Swiss Miss.. | BSS::PROCTOR_R | Sniffing the floral arrangement | Wed Jan 29 1997 17:11 | 11 |
| I am not real sure, but based on the "reddish egg" and the enclosed
action, you may be staring at an 18** or 1911 Schmidt Rubin; a Swiss
piece. look for the swiss cross on the thing somewhere -- they don't
always show up, but oftimes are found on the receiver.
if the thing is chambered for 7.5 Schmidt-Rubin or 7.5x55(I memory
serves me correctly) then the mystery is solved.
a 1911 runs 2-500$ depending on the area of the country, and the shape
of the rifle. around here (Colorado) $270 is a good average.
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| 6588.2 | | BSS::PROCTOR_R | Sniffing the floral arrangement | Wed Jan 29 1997 17:12 | 3 |
| BTW:....
gutta percha? sounds like a disease!
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| 6588.3 | | CSC32::D_PELTONEN | | Wed Jan 29 1997 18:34 | 22 |
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The action described is most definitely Swiss Schmitt Rubin. The
cocking action alone nails it down; the ring safety leaves no
doubt a'tawl. Whether its an 1899, an 1899/1911, K31, 1911 or
1911 Engineer's carbine would require my seeing the piece...but
it's a definite Swiss.
The value of the rifle would be enhanced by all-matching numbers,
as well as overall condition; the magazines were numbered as was
the receiver, barrel and bolt. Since the magazines were detachable,
many seemed to have gotten mixed up over the years and it is more
commmon to see a mismatch magazine than matching. Also, the rifle
having a bayonet adds about $50 to the price (and saves scrounging
for one since they are not all that common).
Nice rifle, very high quality, extremely accurate but somewhat
expensive to feed since there ain't any common/cheap ammo around
(never has been). On the plus side, Norma offers both loaded ammo
and empty brass; bring money!
DAP
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| 6588.4 | | CSC32::D_PELTONEN | | Wed Jan 29 1997 18:37 | 7 |
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oh yeah, the caliber is 7.5 X 55 Swiss.....that Norma ammo
should be available in all the dealer's catalogs; Nationwide,
Jerrys, etc. Loaded ammo is about $26/box, brass $14/box
DAP
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| 6588.5 | Thanks! | TRIODE::SMOOT | Kb1mh | Thu Jan 30 1997 17:07 | 7 |
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Thanks for the info, folks. I'll pass it along. Heck, I
might wind up owning the thing. It's really an interesting
piece and in good shape.
Mike
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| 6588.6 | trivia | TRIODE::SMOOT | Kb1mh | Fri Jan 31 1997 10:03 | 9 |
| > BTW:....
> gutta percha? sounds like a disease!
Yeah, I agree. It was an early resinous substance that was used
among other things as the watertight cover on early underwater
telegraph cables. It resembled bakelite in its cast form.
mike
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| 6588.7 | Reloading Schmidt-Rubin 1911 data? | BSS::PROCTOR_R | Sniffing the floral arrangement | Mon Feb 10 1997 11:27 | 6 |
| speaking of S-R 7.5x55 rounds;
does someone have a copy of "Cartridges of the World" with the
reloading data on these rounds?
thx.
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