Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this latest episode of A Short and Convoluted History, the entire line of straight pull rifles from the Schmidt-Rubin rifle family are the subjects. The Redneck Preppy briefly examines the history of the most Swiss of Swiss rifles that began with the Model 1889 and closed out with the Model 1911 and Model 1911 Carbine.

0:05 Introduction
0:42 Who Were Schmidt and Rubin?
2:41 Before the Schmidt-Rubin
5:58 What Schmidt and Rubin Contributed
7:09 At the Beginning
8:06 Demonstrating the Straight Pull System
9:41 Straight Pull vs. Traditional Bolt: Which is Better?
12:33 Returning to the Schmidt-Rubin Story...
24:51 The Legacy of the Schmidt-Rubin Rifles

Thanks to Britishmuzzleloaders for the kind use of the following footage:
The No 1, Mk III* Short, Magazine, Lee Enfield (SMLE): Musketry of 1914 - PART FOUR "B" - youtube.com/watch?v=asZiEuz12gE

C&Rsenal Schmidt-Rub M1889 bolt animation:
The Evolution of the Schmidt-Rubin System - imgur.com/a/03pBv

Music: Swiss military marches

Photos: Public Domain courtesy of Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv, Bundesarchiv

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