Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial No 225412 - 10.35 x 47mm Russian Flags - Copies of original wartime

- Copies of original wartime documents that include Honorable Discharge

The 488th was billeted at Harvard Stadium where they slept on cots under the stadium walkways

and side plate are brass

Set of wood spoke wheels with steel tires and steel axle

The lower screw cap functions perfectly and still contains the spring loaded mechanism inside the cap itself

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial No 225412 - 10.35 x 47mm Russian Flags - Copies of original wartimeOriginal 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,