I have a rifle my father said came from Switzerland. I do not know anything about it. It has a symbol stamped on the stock. It also has the number 21175 stamped on the barrel, clip, and bolt.
I tried to load pictures, but I think my picture files are too big. Can I fix this?

If you have a piece of software that you saved the pictures with in the first place, see if there's any place to:

1) decrease the 'pixel dimensions' of the picture,
2) 'decrease the quality', or
3) 'increase the compression.'

...or you could email it to me and I'll do it in 30 seconds.

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does it look something like this?



Model 1899 Schmit-Rubin

If not its probably been converted to a 1911 carbine like this:

If its one of the rifles I listed above it will be in 7.5x55 swiss caliber and will likely be amazingly accurate.

Muley's whole rifle....

...close-up side view...

...and close-up top view...

Looks like the Schmit-Rubin to me!

What years were the Model 1899 Schmit-Rubin made?

Yours was made in 1891, the first year of production, they were made through 1897.

Do not fire surplus gewehrpatrone-11 (GP-11) ammo through it. This particular madel that you have has a fairly weak design and I would only shoot mild handloads through it.