Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 72493 - 10.35 x 47mm Receiver This gun was manufactured in

This gun was manufactured in the 1960's and used by the Russian Amry for two Decades

Walter von Unruh or Franz Halder

These were originally fit by hand

These are shipped as found

000 base personnel at the Battle of Tarawa accounted for over 3

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 72493 - 10.35 x 47mm Receiver This gun was manufactured inOriginal 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,