Schmidt Rubin Manufacture Dates




Model 1889       Model 1893       Model 1889/96       Model 1897       Model 1889/1900
Model 1905       Model 1896/11       Model 1911       Model 1931       Model 1955

The following tables should help tell when your Schmidt Rubin was made. Some rifles will have an uppercase P either after or below the serial number. Upon retirement from active duty, the retiring Swiss soldier was given the opportunity to keep his service rifle. Rifles so obtained were stamped with the uppercase P near the serial number, and should not be confused with the "Private" series of rifles indicated in the tables below. The "Private" series of rifles were manufactured to fill special orders with the factory (such as for export).

Model 1889 - Training Rifles 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1893 40 E1-E39 (E20 doubled)
1895 2 E43, E45
1896 2 E42, E44
Total 44  

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Model 1889 - Repeating Rifles 
Manufacture ended on April 29, 1897
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1891 24900 1-24900
1892 90100 24901-115000
1893 59100 115001-174100
1894 8787 174101-174887
175001-183000
1895 12500 183001-195500
1896 12500 195501-208000
1897 4000 208001-212000
Total 211,887  

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Cavalry Carbine Model 1893 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1896 250 4251-4500
1897 250 4501-4750
1898 250 4751-5000
1899 250 5001-5250
1900 400 5251-5650
1901 500 5651-6150
1902 500 6151-6650
1903 500 6651-7150
1904 300 7151-7450
1905 300 7451-7750
1895-1905 96 P1-P96 - Private series,
numbers P46-P84 for a commercial company, Paris
1897-1903 11 E1-E11, extra series,
entry in the export book of Weapons factory Bern
Total 3607  
SIG Produced 4043  

Total 1893 Production was 7750

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Model 1889/96 - Training Rifles
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1897 2 E2-E3
1899 4 E4-E7
1900 4 E8-E11
1904 4 E12-E15
1908 4 E16-E19
Total 18  

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Model 1889/96 - Repeating Rifles 
Manufacture ended in November 1912
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1895 50 1-50
1897 9000 212001-221000
1898 15500 221001-236500
1899 15500 236501-252000
1900 16500 252001-268500
1901 11500 268501-280000
1902 12000 280001-292000
1903 10000 292001-302000
1904 8000 302001-310000
1905 6000 310001-316000
1906 6000 316001-322000
1907 5000 322001-327000
1908 5000 327001-332000
1909 4800 332001-336800
1910 6300 336801-343100
1911 1900 343101-345000
1912 4000 345001-349000
Total 137,050  

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Model 1897 Cadet Rifles 
Sub-caliber Trainers
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1899 18 E1-E18
1900 6 E19-E24
1901 9 E25-E33
1902 3 E34-E36 (P9+P34?)
1903 2 E37-E38
1904 1 E39
1907 1 E40 (P40)
Total 40  

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Model 1897 Cadet Rifles 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1898 2100 1-2100
1899 1649 2101-3749
1900 1580 3750-5329
1901 499 5330-5828
1902 193 5829-6021
1903 232 6022-6253
1904 151 6254-6404
1905 114 6405-6518
1906 183 6519-6701
1907 150 6702-6851
1908 82 6852-6933
1909 37 6934-6970
1910 236 6971-7206
1911 99 7207-7305
1912 115 7306-7420
1914 231 15001-15231
1915 33 15232-15264
1916 70 15265-15334
1918 2 15335-15336
1924 26 15337-15362
1925 20 15363-15382
1926 80 15383-15462
1927 15 15463-15477
1898-1919 45 P1-P45, Private series
entry in the export book of Weapons factory Bern
Total 7,942  

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Model 1889/1900 Short Rifles 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1901 5000 1-5000
1902 885 5001-5885
1903 915 5886-6800
1904 1000 6801-7800
1905 1500 7801-9300
1906 1500 9301-10800
1907 1750 10801-12550
1908 1750 12551-14300
1909 1650 14301-15950
1910 1500 15951-17450
1911 1300 17451-18750
? 176 P1-P176 [sic], Private series,
entry in the export book of Weapons factory Bern
1903 Zoll 89 P72-P150
1904 Zoll 300 P173-P472
? 50 P501-P550
Zoll 394 P551-P944
Zoll 190 P951-P1140
Zoll 103 P1141-P1243
Total 20,052  

Note: Zoll - Customs service

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Model 1905 Cavalry Carbines 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1906 810 1-810
1907 2790 811-3600
1908 2600 3601-6200
1909 500 6201-6700
1910 600 6701-7300
1911 600 7301-7900
1906-1914 39 P1-P39, Private series,
entry in the export book of Weapons factory Bern
Total 7,939  

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Model 1896/11 Infantry Rifles 
These rifles carry the serial numbers of the Model 1896 rifles from which they were modified
Year Quantity
1912 5000
1913 40000
1914 51000
1915 38000
1916 1500
1918 200
1919 50
1920 20
Total 135,770

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Model 1911 Infantry Rifles 
Manufacture ended on October 1, 1919
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1912 6000 355001-361000
1913 14000 349001-355000
361001-369000
1914 5000 369001-374000
1915 22000 374001-396000
1916 32000 396001-428000
1917 31000 428001-459000
1918 20000 459001-479000
1919 3000 479001-482000
? 200 P5000-P5200, Private series,
last manufactured on October 10, 1919,
entry in the export book of Weapons factory Bern
? 1 P5219
? 698 P5251-P5948
Total 133,899  

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Model 1911 Carbines
Manufacture ended on July 11, 1933
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1914 6000 30001-36000
1915 4000 36001-40000
1916 13000 40001-53000
1917 16100 53001-54400
55001-62000*
62301-70000**
1918 19000 70001-89000
1919 2000 89001-91000
1920 6500 91001-97500
1921 8500 97501-106000
1922 7500 106001-113500
1923 7900 113501-121400
1924 7600 121401-129000
1925 7500 129001-136500
1926 9900 136501-146400
1927 12600 146401-159000
1928 11500 159001-170500
1929 12800 170501-183300
1930 9900 183301-193200
1931 8800 193201-202000
1932 9200 202001-211200
1933 3900 211201-215100
1913-1919 300 P2001-P2300, Private series
entry in the export book of Weapons factory Bern
Zoll 18 P2013-2030
Zoll 8 P2037-P2044
Zoll 30 P2071-P2100
Zoll 100 P2101-P2200
without entries 4 P2201-P2204
? 19 P2205-P2223
Zoll 50 P2251-P2300
Total 184,729  

Zoll - Customs service

* Serial numbers 54401-55000 and 62001-62300 are missing (900 pieces)  

** Serial numbers 69701-69750 have double entries, but are only entered once in this list. Consequently, the total of the Model 1911 Carbines listed here comes to 185150 pieces.

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Special Model 1911 Rifles (Extra)
Year Who Serial numbers
1915 Kriegstechnische Abteilung, Bern - E500
1914 Koenigliche Gewehrpruefungskommission, Ruheleben-Spandau -
Spanische Gesandtschaft, Bern -		 E501
E502
1919 Emile Galley, Lausanne - E503
1920 Hollaendische Gesandtschaft, Bern -
Englische Gesandtschaft, Bern -		 E504
E505
1915 Eidgenpessiosches Militaerdepartement, Bern - E506-E507
1917 Sektion fuer Munition, Thun - E508
1918 Amerikanische Gesandtschaft, Bern - E509
1919 Franzoesische Gesandtschaft, Bern - E510
1920 Franzoesische Kriegsministerium, Paris -
Tiro Suizo, Buenos Aires -		 E511-E520
E521-E522
1921 Italienische Gesandtschaft, Bern -
Italienischer Militaerattache, Bern -
Flugplatzdirektion, Duebendorf -
Sektion fuer Schiessversuche, Thun -		 E523
E524
E525
E526-E527
1922 Eidgenoessische Munitionsfabrik, Thun -
Eidgenoessische Munitionsfabrik, Thun -
Internationales Wettschiessen, Mailand -
The High Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia, London -		 E525?
E528-E529
E530
E531

 
1923 Franzoesisches Kriegsministerium, Paris - E532
1924 Eidgenoessisches Schuetzenfest, Aarau -
KTA, fuer Schweden -
KTA, fuer Tschechoslowakei -		 E533-E534
E535
E536
1925 KTA, fuer Waffenfabrik Oviedo -
KTA, Bern -
Schiessschule Walenstadt -		 E537
E538-E539
E540-E541
1926 Afghanische Regierung (mit Dolch 18) -
KTA, fuer Tschechoslowakei -		 E542
E543
1934 J. Alder W+F, Bern - E544
Total      44  

Notes: KTA - Kriegstechnischen Abteilung des schweizerischen Militaerdepartements (Technical Section of the Swiss Military Department).
W+F - Waffenfabrik ( WeaponsFactory)


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Special Model 1911 Carbines (Extra-Karabiner)
Year Who Serial numbers
1918 Amerikanische Gesandtschaft, Bern E1
1919 Amerikanische Gesandtschaft, Bern E2
1920 Hollaendische Gesandtschaft, Bern -
Tiro Suizo, Buenos Aires -
Tiro Suizo, Buenos Aires -		 E3
E5
E6
 
1921 Direktion Eidgenoessische Waffenfabrik, Bern E7
1923 Franzoesisches Kriegsministerium, Paris E4
1926 Afghanische Regierung E8
1932 Wojskorny Zaklad, Warschau -
Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik, Oerlikon -		 E9
E10
1952 unreadable E11
Total  11  

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Model 1911 Carbines (Karabiner)
Converted from Model 1889/1900 Short Rifles and Model 1905 Cavalry Carbines
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1913 1000 1-1000
1914 8000 1001-9000
1915 8000 9001-17000
1916 8200 17001-25200
1917 900 25201-26100
1918 100 26101-26200
1919 70 26201-26270
1920 65 26271-26335
Total 26,335  

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Model 1911 Trials Carbines 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1923 KTA, Bern V1-V10
1926 KTA, fuer Schiessschule Walenstadt V1-V200
Total 210  

Note: KTA - Kriegstechnischen Abteilung des schweizerischen Militaerdepartements (Technical Section of the Swiss Military Department).

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Model 1931 Carbines 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1933 1193 520010-521202
1934 15534 521203-536736
1935 13664 536737-550400
1936 11326 550401-561727
1937 11639 561728-573366
1938 10344 573367-583700
1939 15300 583701-599000
1940 33575 599001-632575
1941 54150 632576-686725
1942 49350 686726-736075
1943 50475 736076-786550
1944 51900 786551-838450
1945 26200 838451-864650
1946 15600 864651-880250
1947 20950 880251-901200
1948 20100 901201-921300
1949 15500 921301-936800
1950 13200 936801-950000
1951 23050 950001-973050
1952 21400 973051-994450
1953 5549
7450
 		 994451-999999
215001-222450
1954 17150 222451-239600
1955 11250 239601-250850
1956 6400 250851-257250
1957 2950 257251-260200
1958 3130 260201-263330
Total 528,329  

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Model 1931 Carbines - Private series
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1934 16 ?
1935 500 400001-400500
1936 100 Zoll 401001-401100
1937 150 Zoll
200
 		 401101-401250
400501-400700
1938 150 400701-400850
1939 20 401501-401520
1940 150
530
50
50
 		 400851-401000
401521-402050
402151-402220
402251-402300
1941 300 402301-402600
1942 650 402501[sic]-403150[sic]
1943 350 403151-403500
1944 400 403501-403900
1945 600 403901-404500
1946 837 404501-405337
1947 929
30
 		 405322[sic]-406250
E519767-E519796
1948 400 406251-406650
1949 650 406651-407300
1950 400
50		 407301-407700
408001-408050
1951 300
50		 407701-408000
408051-408100
1952 300 408101-408400
1953 450
50		 408401-408850
409051-409100
1954 200
100		 408851-409050
409101-409200
1955 450
100
 		 409201-409650
410151-410250
1956 450 409651-410100
1957 50
300		 410101-410150
410251-410550
1958 475 410551-411025
1959 425 411026-411450
1960 300 411451-411750
1961 300 411751-412050
1962 400 412051-412450
1963 50
400		 267331-267380
412451-412850
1968-1969 150 various numbers
1971 150
50		 269431-269580
269881-269930
Stand (?) 1972 250 various numbers
Total 11,662  

Note: Zoll - Customs service

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Model 1931 serial number allocation, valid after November 1, 1952
Serial numbers Allocation
215001-350000 K31 Carbine series, ordered by KTA for KMV
350001-400000 K31 Carbine series
P400001-P450000 Private K31 Carbine series
450001-500000 K31 Carbines with telescopic sights (sniper versions)
500001-500200 Trials versions
E519701-E519900 Various special K31s
519901-519999 Cutaway K31s (running backwards?), last number 519970
520001-520150 Carbine series ordered by KTA, delivered by W+F for special purposes
520081-520100 Ditto, reserved for W+F
520151-999999 Carbine series, ordered by KTA for KMV
after 550651 Hardened magazine boxes
after 540001 Hardened receivers

KTA - Kriegstechnischen Abteilung des schweizerischen Militaerdepartements (Technical Section of the Swiss Military Department).
KMV - Kriegsmaterialverwaltung (War Materiel Management Board).
W+F - Waffenfabrik (Weapons factory)

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Models 1931/42 and 1931/43 Sniper Rifles 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1943 96 ?
1944 403 ?
1945 1537 ?
1946 205 ?
Total 2,241  

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Model 1955 Sniper Rifles 
Year Quantity Serial numbers
1957 170 1001-1170
1958 3030 1171-4200
1959 800 4201-5000
? 150 5001-5150
Total 4,150  

 

*Special thanks from Bryan Brown for the use of his tables*

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