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Rifle Details: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle   (Created: 29.03.2013, Changed: 21.03.2021)

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Rifle Details (Top):

Rifle Name: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle Manufacturer: Eidgenössische Waffenfabrik Bern (W+F) Calibre: 7.5x53.5 GP90 First Issued: 1897 Number of Pieces: 7897 Overall Length: 1105 mm Weight (unloaded): 3500 g Barrel Length: 592 mm Rifling: 270 mm Rifling Dir.: R Grooves: 3 Permission required: Ger: Schriftlicher Vertrag, Meldung an zuständige Polizeibehörde.

Description:

The cadet rifle was much handier than the ordnance rifles thanks to its short and light design and was thus ideally designed for the cadets. The Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle was designed as a single-loader without a magazine.   The introduction of the Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle following a Federal Council decision on July 27, 1898, after various trials were conducted with modified variants based on Mannlicher (similar to Modell 1893 Cavalry Carbine) and Schmidt-Rubin (similar to Modell 1889/96 Infantry Rifle).   The bolt is the same as the bolt of the following weapons and has front locking lugs: Modell 1889/96 Infantry Rifle Modell 1900 Short Rifle Modell 1905 Cavalry Carbine Modell 1896/11 Infantry Rifle Modell 00/11 Carbine Modell 1911 Infantry Rifle Modell 1911 Carbine   To protect cadets from the heavy recoil of the Gewehr Patrone 90 (7.5mm GP 90) 1890 cartridge, a separate, weaker cadet cartridge was developed and issued. The sight of the Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle has two scales or divisions (see Picture); left for the ordnance cartridges Gewehr Patrone 90 (7.5mm GP 90) 1890 (side left 300m, 500m and 1000m; top left: 300m to 1200m in 100m increments), right for the cadet cartridges 7.5mm Kadettenpatrone (side right 200m; top right 200m to 400m in 100m increments).   The manufacturing cost at the time was CHF 73.- per rifle. 40% of the cost (CHF 30.-) was paid by the federal government, the rest (CHF 43.-) had to be paid by the cantons and the communes which received the rifles.   The Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle has its own barrel cap, which differs only in diameter from the barrel caps of the infantry rifles 89, 96, 96/11 and 11. The barrel cap of the cadet rifle has a diameter of about 13.5mm, those of the infantry rifles have a diameter of about 16mm.

 
 

Bayonets (Top):

Vierkant-Stichbajonett Mod. 1889/92
 
 

Market monitoring (Top):

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Ammunition (Top):

Gewehr Patrone 90 (7.5mm GP 90) 1890
Manipulierpatrone GP90 (7,5 mm Man P 90)
Blinde Gew. Patrone 90 (Bl 7.5mm GP90)
7.5mm Kadettenpatrone
7.5mm Blinde Kadettenpatrone
Blinde Gew. Patrone 03 (Bl 7.5mm GP03)
 
 

Accessories (Top):

Lienhard Universal Matchapparat Mod. G
Swiss Products 1911 Clamp On Scope Mount
Swiss Products 1889 1896 Kadett 96/11 1911 K11 Bipod Adapter
 
 

Attachements (Top):

KG97-Anleitung zur Kenntnis und Behandlung des Schweizerischen Kadettengewehres Modell 1897 - 1898 - Nachdruck.pdf (PDF, 1.6 MB, Source: Scan by swisswaffen.com)
 
 

Pictures (Top):

Full size (997 KB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle	Full size (991 KB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle

 

Full size (997 KB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle	Full size (880 KB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle	Full size (674 KB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle	Full size (891 KB) GER: Links: normaler Laufdeckel zu Infanteriegewehr (Durchmesser 16mm) Rechts: Laufdeckel mit kleinerem Durchmesser (13.5mm) für Kadettengewehr 97.
Disassembled bolt
Full size (302 KB) Bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11	Full size (840 KB) Bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11	Full size (429 KB) Bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11	Full size (405 KB) Bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11
Different straight-pull bolts
Full size (1.7 MB) From left to right: 1. Bolt Modell 1889 Infantry Rifle 2. Bolt Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle (same as 3.) 3. Bolt Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11 4. Bolt Modell 1931 Carbine, Modell 1931/42 Sniper Carbine, Modell 1931/43 Sniper Carbine	Full size (1.6 MB) From left to right: 1. Bolt Modell 1889 Infantry Rifle 2. Bolt Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle (same as 3.) 3. Bolt Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11 4. Bolt Modell 1931 Carbine, Modell 1931/42 Sniper Carbine, Modell 1931/43 Sniper Carbine	Full size (952 KB) Left: Disassembled bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11 Right: Disassembled bolt for Modell 1931 Carbine, Modell 1931/42 Sniper Carbine and Modell 1931/43 Sniper Carbine
Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle
Full size (938 KB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle	Full size (978 KB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle	Full size (1.3 MB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle	Full size (1.3 MB) Left: Disassembled bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11 Right: Disassembled bolt for Modell 1931 Carbine, Modell 1931/42 Sniper Carbine and Modell 1931/43 Sniper Carbine Name of parts in German: - Riegel - Schlagbolzen - Verschlussmutter - Schlagfeder - Zündstift - Verschlusshülse - Zylinder mit Auszieher	Full size (1.3 MB) Left: Disassembled bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11 Right: Disassembled bolt for Modell 1931 Carbine, Modell 1931/42 Sniper Carbine and Modell 1931/43 Sniper Carbine Name of parts in English: - Operating Rod - Striker - Bolt Cap - Mainspring - Firing Pin - Locking Sleeve - Bolt Cylinder with Extractor
Full size (1.5 MB) Top: bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11 Bottom: bolt for Modell 1893 Cavalry Carbine	Full size (1.5 MB) Top: bolt for Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Infanteriegewehre 89/96, 96/11, 11 and Karabiner/Kurzgewehre 00, 05, 00/11, 11 Bottom: bolt for Modell 1893 Cavalry Carbine	Full size (1 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 120.	Full size (1.5 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 1070. An dieser Waffe wurde der Lauf mit einem Karabiner-Lauf ersetzt, welcher die selbe Nummer erhalten hat. Die Visierung stammt vom Modell 1931 Carbine.	Full size (1.5 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 1070. An dieser Waffe wurde der Lauf mit einem Karabiner-Lauf ersetzt, welcher die selbe Nummer erhalten hat. Die Visierung stammt vom Modell 1931 Carbine.
Full size (866 KB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 1070. An dieser Waffe wurde der Lauf mit einem Karabiner-Lauf ersetzt, welcher die selbe Nummer erhalten hat. Die Visierung stammt vom Modell 1931 Carbine.	Full size (861 KB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 1070. An dieser Waffe wurde der Lauf mit einem Karabiner-Lauf ersetzt, welcher die selbe Nummer erhalten hat. Die Visierung stammt vom Modell 1931 Carbine.	Full size (782 KB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 1070. An dieser Waffe wurde der Lauf mit einem Karabiner-Lauf ersetzt, welcher die selbe Nummer erhalten hat. Die Visierung stammt vom Modell 1931 Carbine.	Full size (1.3 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 120.	Full size (1.5 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, frühe Produktion, Waffennummer 1070. An dieser Waffe wurde der Lauf mit einem Karabiner-Lauf ersetzt, welcher die selbe Nummer erhalten hat. Die Visierung stammt vom Modell 1931 Carbine.
Full size (1021 KB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Visier, linke Seite mit Einteilung für Gewehr Patrone 90 (7.5mm GP 90) 1890.	Full size (970 KB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Visier, linke Seite mit Einteilung für Gewehr Patrone 90 (7.5mm GP 90) 1890 (auf dem Bild unten), rechte Seite mit Einteilung für 7.5mm Kadettenpatrone (auf dem Bild oben).	Full size (842 KB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Visier, linke Seite mit Einteilung für Gewehr Patrone 90 (7.5mm GP 90) 1890 (auf dem Bild unten), rechte Seite mit Einteilung für 7.5mm Kadettenpatrone (auf dem Bild oben).	Full size (1 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Visier, rechte Seite mit Einteilung für 7.5mm Kadettenpatrone.	Full size (1 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Lademulde.
Full size (1.1 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Visiersockel mit den letzten drei Ziffern der Waffennummer (136).	Full size (1.1 MB) GER: Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle, Visierblatt mit den letzten drei Ziffern der Waffennummer (136).	Full size (1.9 MB) Some common short Swiss rifles, from top: Modell 1893 Cavalry Carbine Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle Modell 1911 Carbine / Modell 00/11 Carbine Modell 1931 Carbine Modell 1955 Sniper Carbine	Full size (1.2 MB) Some common short Swiss rifles, from top: Modell 1893 Cavalry Carbine Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle Modell 1911 Carbine / Modell 00/11 Carbine Modell 1931 Carbine Modell 1955 Sniper Carbine	Full size (1.7 MB) Modell 1897 Cadet Rifle
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