Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1879 U.S. Militaria Comes complete with rear tassel

Comes complete with rear tassel to the helmet

The active earphone receivers were updated to H79/AIC specs and the previously used

Dated 4/44 and named to FREDERICK S JOHNSON with a tailors label reading KAHN TAILORING CO

We do not think this was ever "buried" but maybe just stored in an old Cow Shed or Barn where it virtually rusted away

The PM M1910 (Russian: Пулемёт Максима образца 1910 года

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1879 U.S. Militaria Comes complete with rear tasselOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a