Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles, 1869 to 1958; For Collectors Only

xviii, 235, [3] pages. Illustrations. Includes Foreword and Conventions. Chapter 1 includes information on the Advent of the Bolt Action, Repeating Rifle; Vetterli System Description; Model 1869 Vetterli Infantry Rifle; Model 1869 Vetterli, Short Rifle; Model 1870 Vetterli, Cadet Rifle; Model 1871 Vetterli, Infantry Rifle; Model 1871 Vetterli, Short Rifle (Stutzer); Model 1871 Vetterli Carbines; Model 1871, Vetterli, Repeating Carbine, Types 1 and 2; Model 1878, Vetterli, Infantry Rifle; Model 1878, Vetterli, Short Rifle (Stutzer); Model 1878, Vetterli Carbines; Model 1881, Infantry rifle; Model 1881 Vetterli Stutzer Rifle; and Vetterli Rifle, Markings. Chapter 2 includes The Schmidt-Rubin System, Repeating Rifle, Model 1889; and others. Also contains Appendices on Exploded Views; Disassembly and Reassembly, Vetterli and Schmidt Systems, Shooting and Maintaining the Vetterli and Schmidt Rifles; Trouble Shooting and Vetterli and Schmidt Rifles, as well as a Glossary and a Bibliography. The "For Collectors Only" series of books are designed to aid the arms collector in familiarizing him or herself with a chosen firearm, or line of firearms. Each book is thoroughly researched from (whenever possible, and providing they still exist) original design and production records. Government and military documents, reports, and records are scrutinized for information pertaining to their use. Joseph John Poyer (born 1939) was an international bestselling thriller novelist in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Poyer has shifted his attention to military-related, non-fiction books under his own publishing company, North Cape Publications. The Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles, 1869-1958 Switzerland was the first country to adopt a magazine repeating rifle, doing so in 1869. The Vetterli rifle, named after its designer, Friedrich Vetterli, combined the features of the Winchester Model 1866 repeating rifle and the Dreyse needle fire rifle. In 1889, the Vetterli was replaced by the line of rifles based on the design of Rudolph Schmidt and the ammunition design of Eduard Rubin. The Schmidt-Rubin rifles remained in service with the Swiss military until 1958. They have become very popular collectible rifles. They are also extremely accurate and make some of the finest target rifles in the world. The Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles, 1869-1958 is another in the North Cape Publications series of "For Collectors Only" books. It includes a short history of the development, production and use of both rifles as well as a detailed, part-by-part analysis that will enable the collector to determine the authenticity of his or her rifle or carbine. The Vetterli was produced in sixteen various models and the Schmidt-Rubin in eight. Certain parts are interchangeable between models and the collector can use this book to determine if the parts on his or her rifle or carbine are correct by examining the codes, markings, design and finish of each part and comparing them to the descriptions in the book and to the serial number charts included. In addition, chapters and appendices describe ammunition for both models, disassembly/assembly, repairs and maintenance and shooting as well as specific sections on markings, codes and serial numbers. The Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles, 1869 to 1958 is the only book that has ever been written in English about these fine rifles. …