Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 21729 - 10.35 x 47mm Japanese Navy showing minor areas of age

showing minor areas of age and use

Connect flexible exhaust line (not a port of Power Plant) to tail pipe of auxiliary muffler to lead exhaust gases outside

typical of a bespoke piece for an officer

Because of the losses the Group sustained on that mission

Armory in Springfield

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 21729 - 10.35 x 47mm Japanese Navy showing minor areas of ageOriginal 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,