Schmidt Rubin
Model 1897 Cadet Rifle
7.5 x 53.5mm
Serial No 15330
Date: 1916
Obsolete Calibre.
£650

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Kadettengewehr 97

Rare example fitted with a modified short rilfe stock

Some of the later production cadet rifles are known to have been built from new using modified surplus Model 1889/1900 Short Rifle stocks.

Manufacture of the short rifle ceased in 1911.

The modified stock can be easily identified by the grasping grooves & filled in magazine well

Examples of these are quite rare

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By 1893 the Vetterli Cadet Model 1870 Rifles was in short supply. Consequently it was decided to build a new Cadet Rifle,
based on the Model 1889 design.
Adopted in 1898, the single shot Model 1897 Cadet Rifles fired a cartridge with a powder charge that had been reduced by approximately 10%
for the smaller stature cadets. The reduced load produced a muzzle velocity of approximately 1670fps, as compared to the standard round which
produced a muzzle velocity of approximately 1900fps.

In order to accommodate both standard GP90 ammunition and the cadet round, the rear sight has two sets of graduations.
The left side of the sight was graduated for the GP 90 cartridge, while the right was graduated for the cadet round.

These were only manufactured in single shot.
Total Production of 7987
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Uncommon Cadet Rifle in Very Good Condition
Excellent Bore

Matching Serial Numbers
Original Muzzle Cap & Sling

Manufactured in 1916
(1916 Serial No Range: 15265 - 15334)

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Grasping Grooves of the Modified Short Rifle Stock

Modified Short Rifle Stock With Filled Magazine Well

Matching Serial Numbers on the Stock & Hand Guard

Stock with the wooden insert in the magazine well