Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 189905 - 10.4×38mm Military Maps Its possible this patch was

Its possible this patch was purposely made with a green background or that the shirt was laundered enough to fade the black ink

It is fit into a brown leather frog

although they were originally designated a "handie talkies”

with the letters "D" and "J" on either side

It still has the original original metal inner sleeve

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 189905 - 10.4×38mm Military Maps Its possible this patch wasOriginal 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,