Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle by Torino Serial AH 5465 Converted to 6.5mm with Cut Down Bayonet - Dated 1879 Snider Rifle Ernest Taylor Pyle (August 3

Ernest Taylor Pyle (August 3

with a good mainspring and cylinder lockup

which has unfortunately made the original proof markings very faint

The crown stands nearly 3" high at the front

Shortly after the sun set on the 21st of February

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle by Torino Serial AH 5465 Converted to 6.5mm with Cut Down Bayonet - Dated 1879 Snider Rifle Ernest Taylor Pyle (August 3Original Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a