This is not the case, the M1889/96 is an absolutely independent design, in which the breech casing and the breech are completely different from the M1889. The designation 89/96 or 1889/96 is misleading it suggests that the Infanteriegewehr 89/96 have been modified from the M1889. It should be noted that the M1889 is not suitable for use with the improved 7.5x55mm Swiss (GP 11) cartridge due to its weaker design (rear breech lugs). After the introduction of Modell 1911, the M89 was still used by the Landsturm until 1934. Small changes in the lock housing and the lock led to the Model 89/96. The M1889 was issued to the troops in 1891 and was manufactured until 1897. The introduction of a new repeating rifle, proposed by the Bundesrat (federal council) and approved by the National- and Ständerat (national council and the council of states) in June 1889, brought a successor to the Vetterli Rifle.
Furthermore, the rifles were equipped with a 12-round magazine, which was supposed to increase the firepower and could also be used as a single-loader with a magazine cut-off. The M1889 ended the era of black powder in the Swiss army. The Model 1889 was the first straight-pull repeating system of the Schmidt-Rubin rifle series, introduced with the predecessor cartridge 7.5×53.5mm, which is rather rare today. Schmidt-Rubin Infanteriegewehr Modell 1889 - 7.5x53.5mm Swiss (GP 90) The Schmidt-Rubin bolt-action rifle, including the famous K31 Rifle, was the main battle rifle of Switzerland and was gradually replaced by the Sturmgewehr 57 assault rifle from 1959.
The most prominent feature of this type of rifle is the straight-pull bolt action, which, similar to the Mannlicher system, allows reloading with a powerful but fast pull-push motion.
The three main Full-length models are the M1889 (recognizable that is the only version with locking lugs on the rear of the bolt body), the M1896 (shorter than the M1889), and the M1911 (developed for the 7.5x55 mm Swiss (GP 11) cartridge, pistol grip, improved sights, and a 6 round detachable box magazine). The rifle takes its name from the designer of its straight-pull bolt action, Rudolf Schmidt, and the designer of its 7.5 mm Gw Pat 90 (GP 90) and the more advanced 7.5x55 mm Swiss (GP 11) ammunition, Eduard Rubin. The Swiss Schmidt-Rubin Rifle is the name for a variety of rifles made for the Swiss Army that replaced the previous Vetterli Rifles.
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