Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Rifle Serial XZ.8749 by Torre Annunziata with Flame Figured Stock Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1880 Antique Handguns These were used to mount

These were used to mount the M2 on the ground for use in an anti-aircraft role

three months after the American entry into World War I

particularly on the crown

Vanderford of Company K of the 88th Indiana Infantry

but did protect it from oxidation

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Rifle Serial XZ.8749 by Torre Annunziata with Flame Figured Stock Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1880 Antique Handguns These were used to mountOriginal 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