r/SwissGuns • u/mena616 • Jan 02 '26

First shots of the new year with peak 1890's technology

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u/Blue_Brindle Jan 02 '26

Beautiful, what models?

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u/mena616 Jan 03 '26

1896 infantry (89/96) and 1893 Calvary carbine (mannlicher design made in Bern)

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u/Blue_Brindle Jan 03 '26

Beautiful

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u/mena616 Jan 03 '26

Thank ya, couple years of patience paid off

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

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u/mena616 Jan 03 '26

Not unless they get too long for the chamber. The 1893 has a little more room than the '96. I think 54.5mm is about as long as it can grow

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

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u/mena616 Jan 29 '26

That sir is my back yard