Original Swiss Vetterli M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 62715 - 10.35 x 47mm ZB 26-ZB 30 some versions of the rack

some versions of the rack were designed with specific places for the shells

guard and pommel are all tight to the blade

and bombed bridges and viaducts in France and Germany to aid the Allied assault across the Rhine

Clearly an official pattern for some specific use the rack number initials pose many questions

the Library Mantle Clock in Boarding School being housed in the center of a WWI Fighter Airplane Propeller with the fins cut off

Original Swiss Vetterli M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 62715 - 10.35 x 47mm ZB 26-ZB 30 some versions of the rackOriginal 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,