Original Excellent Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 199167 - 10.4×38mm m The items in this lot:-

The items in this lot:- Black Wound Badge: 1939 pattern

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Intended for use as a quick firing Canister weapon the British War Office were concerned of mass attacks by native warriors overwhelming scantily manned outposts of the Empire

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Original Excellent Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 199167 - 10.4×38mm m The items in this lot:-Original 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,