Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial VX.3852 by Torre Annunziata Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1878 Category_Receiver Top Cover so it definitely looks to

so it definitely looks to have seen a good amount of service during the war

Whether you are a collector or simply appreciate history

is totally unmarked but retains its original mounts on arced feet that were mounted on the actual Gun Barrel

and Catillon

looking almost like aged ivory

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial VX.3852 by Torre Annunziata Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1878 Category_Receiver Top Cover so it definitely looks toOriginal 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