AR468 -  Schmidt-Rubin Kadett Model 1897
Calibre 7.5x53.5 Schmidt-Rubin Kadett Model 1897 No.: 99 This example was made in 1898 the first year of production. The Kadettengewehr was adopted on July 27, 1898, after trials with guns derived from the Mannlicher cavalry carbine and the Schmidt-system rifles. The single-shot M1897 had a special quadrant sight with differing sets of gradations for the Ordonnanzpatrone (to 1200 meters on the left side) or the reduced-charge Kadetten-Patrone (to 400 meters on the right) for scholars and cadets. Produced 1898-1927 at Eidgenoessische Waffenfabrik, Bern with actual manufacture ceasing circa 1905. Total production of only 7900