Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Cut-Down Magazine Rifle Serial No 196303 Other European Militaria Mussolini’s wife petitioned to have

Mussolini’s wife petitioned to have the body moved from a grave in Milan to a family mausoleum in Predappio in 1957

who worked at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke

[3] Throughout the war the 1st Battalion remained mainly on garrison duties and internal security operations

Hans Lody began a refit at Wesermünde on 9 December that was not finished until 22 May 1940

The rear of the buckle bears Sterling Silver hallmarks

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Cut-Down Magazine Rifle Serial No 196303 Other European Militaria Mussolini’s wife petitioned to haveOriginal 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,