Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 152660 - 10.4×38mm DVD identifying the medical personnel wearing

identifying the medical personnel wearing it

The ramrod channel is still visible by the one remaining barrel band

75 bore Brown Bess barrel has now been shortened to 32" from its original 39"

she torpedoed the Japanese submarines RO-30 and I-28

The bore of the revolver shows extensive use and cleaning

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 152660 - 10.4×38mm DVD identifying the medical personnel wearingOriginal 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,