Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial No 227621 - 10.35 x 47mm Russian Ordnance Almost half a million men

Almost half a million men went in and fewer than 50

There are also the initials F B scratched into the paint on the clip side

This is most extraordinary set

fully decorated measuring 66" overall and 15" across at the trunnions

aircraft being sent to the Philippines for reclamation

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial No 227621 - 10.35 x 47mm Russian Ordnance Almost half a million menOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced in 1867, the Vetterli rifle system utilized the "Winchester" tube magazine system for cartridge storage under the barrel. The original 1867 model had an external hammer, like a Winchester, but in 1868 this was changed to an internal cocking bolt spring. The cleaning rod was moved to the side of the rifle, but this proved problematic, so the model of 1869 moved it back to the under barrel position. In 1871,