Help with identifying make/model of this rifle

pdx225 · Feb 3, 2012

Hey Guys/Gals,

Found this old rifle in my Uncles garage, since he apparently forgot about it I decided to take it home with me.(With his blessing of course) My problem is that I have no idea what the caliber of the rifle is, or even who made it. All I see are serial numbers so I decided to put it up here in the hopes that someone would be able to identify it. Thanks in advance!

Sorry if the pics aren't very good, took them with a phone camera.

k7grc · Feb 3, 2012

Looks like a Swiss Straight Pull Rifle.
lots of info here
http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/

pdx225 · Feb 3, 2012

Looked up the model, very close but there are a few things that are different. This could be because they are either missing or have been replaced. Namely rear sight, the stock, and the little ring behind the bolt. Might be the same manufacturer though. Thank for pointing me in the right direction.

pdx225 · Feb 3, 2012

Found the model on google images it's a Schmidt-Rubin Mdl 1889 Cal 7.5mm. Thank you again K7!

Swedish K · Feb 3, 2012

Looks like a Swiss Schmidt & Ruben or similar - they have been making straight pull bolt guns since 1889 or so. Not sure what cal you have there - the K-31 (carbine model) was in 7.5 x 55 Swiss. A friend had a sporterized K31 that was in .308 if I recall correctly but it might have been .270 - its been more than 12 years since I've seen the gun.

Good luck in your search for more info...

pdx225 · Feb 3, 2012

Looks to be the right model but the stock looks different on this gun versus the ones I've seen on google. Must just be a different version.

Toxic6 · Feb 3, 2012

Probably "sporterized" with an aftermarket or modified stock. People do it to old military weapons all the time. Might want to verify the caliber though before shooting it

pdx225 · Feb 3, 2012

Toxic6 said:
Probably "sporterized" with an aftermarket or modified stock. People do it to old military weapons all the time. Might want to verify the caliber though before shooting it

new to firearms so I had to look up what "sporterized" meant. Indeed this does seem like a sporterized version. Thank you again everyone for all the input.

madcratebuilder · Feb 4, 2012

It's a Swiss 1889 that's been bubba'd, or sporterized. You may be able to find wood for it on Gunbroker or the swissrifle forum.

joeroket · Feb 7, 2012

It is a sporterized 1889. I have a sporterized 1911 that has been rechambered to .308. If you don't know for sure the round it fires you can cast the chamber with melted crayon. Thats what I had to do. The crayon shrinks 100th of an inch and is pretty damned accurate.

pdx225 · Feb 8, 2012

joeroket said:
It is a sporterized 1889. I have a sporterized 1911 that has been rechambered to .308. If you don't know for sure the round it fires you can cast the chamber with melted crayon. Thats what I had to do. The crayon shrinks 100th of an inch and is pretty damned accurate.

Thanks for the tip, working on getting this gun back to operating condition. Can't wait to shoot it!