Original Swiss Vetterli M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 67044 - 10.35 x 47mm Price_$-00 - $30 Complete with heavy stitched tan

Complete with heavy stitched tan genuine leather liner

Wood Grips have minor cracks and/or small missing bits of wood

RODGERS & SON

enabling it to reach a rate of fire of about 25 rounds per minute

Used with the French Model 24/29 Light Machine Gun these were actually pressed into use by the Germans in WW2 after the fall of France in 1940

Original Swiss Vetterli M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 67044 - 10.35 x 47mm Price_$-00 - $30 Complete with heavy stitched tanOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced in 1871 this utilized the "Winchester" tube magazine system for cartridge storage under the barrel. Later models changed over to the box Magazine found on most rifles of the WWI era. Nicely maker marked on the left side of the receiver: SOC. IND. SUISSE SYST. VETTERLI Serial number 67044. Offered in good condition with a solid bore this was a rifle serving at the time of Britain's legendary Martini Henry