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==Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889== | ==Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889== | ||
Some older [[Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889]] are also seen used by Swiss soldiers. Since these rifles are not seen in detail they could be either M1889 or M1889/96 variants; | Some older [[Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889]] are also seen used by Swiss soldiers. Since these rifles are not seen in detail they could be either M1889 or M1889/96 variants; this could be identified by the receiver, which cannot be seen. | ||
[[File:Schmidt m89.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Schmidt-Rubin Infanteriegewehr Modell 1889 - 7.5x53.5mm Swiss (GP 90)]] | [[File:Schmidt m89.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Schmidt-Rubin Infanteriegewehr Modell 1889 - 7.5x53.5mm Swiss (GP 90)]] | ||
[[File:FüsilierWipf-SRM1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An used rifle is seen leaning against the entrance of the barn.]] | [[File:FüsilierWipf-SRM1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An used rifle is seen leaning against the entrance of the barn.]] | ||
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Fusilier Wipf is a 1938 Swiss movie directed by Leopold Lindtberg and Hermann Haller. It is August 1, 1914, and Master Wiederkehr's hairdressing salon is buzzing with the shocking news that war has broken out. Germany, Belgium, and Russia have declared mobilization. The French troops are at the border. The hairdresser's assistant Reinhold Wipf also has to answer the call to arms. In the following years, the pale youth, teased by his comrades, grows into a man. He serves with his company in various parts of Switzerland and becomes friends with the soldier Leu, who takes care of him like a father. He has long regretted his hasty engagement, for in the meantime he has lost his heart to a country girl. But before Wipf can think of a future together, he and his comrades are ordered to the Valais. In the mountains on the Swiss-Italian border, they are confronted with the horrors of war for the first time.
The following weapons were used in the film Fusilier Wipf:
Rifles
Schmidt-Rubin Model 1911
Swiss soldiers of the Füsilier-Battalion 86 including Reinhold Wipf (Paul Hubschmid), Hans-Rudolph Meisterhans (Robert Trösch), Jakob Hungerbühler (Max Werner Lenz), Heinrich Leu (Heinrich Gretler), Schatzli (Zarli Carigiet) are armed with Schmidt-Rubin Model 1911s. Soldiers of an Italian Ski patrol unit are also seen with Schmidt-Rubin rifles.
Karabiner M1911
The Karabiner M1911 is also used by some Swiss soldiers at a camp in Valais.
Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889
Some older Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 are also seen used by Swiss soldiers. Since these rifles are not seen in detail they could be either M1889 or M1889/96 variants; this could be identified by the receiver, which cannot be seen.
Trivia
Swiss Army Uniforms
The movie features the evolution of the Swiss military uniform between 1914 to 1918.
M1900 Military Holster
The Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) (Sigfrit Steiner) carries an M1900 Military Holster for a Luger pistol.
