Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 209475 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm British Bayonets Army Quartermaster Depot

Army Quartermaster Depot

though it has degraded a bit

90-MM GUNS (fig

It also suggests the kit can be used to catch birds

originally made before the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 209475 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm British Bayonets Army Quartermaster DepotOriginal 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,