Original Excellent Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 199167 - 10.4×38mm VHS and for aerobatic and wing

and for aerobatic and wing walking use in air shows

Comes complete with its original all steel scabbard

This translates to "In memory of Germany's great times"

The markings on the liner are:

not matching the rifle and showing the bayonet maker's name of Alex Coppel of Solingen

Original Excellent Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 199167 - 10.4×38mm VHS and for aerobatic and wingOriginal 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,