Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Cut-Down Magazine Rifle Serial No 196303 Hotchkiss MG These were often referred to

These were often referred to as Tanegashima (種子島)

and the steel push button catch still works correctly

we are told by our antique armorers that this little pair of French Flintlock Pistols are some of the very finest quality they have ever encountered

The round war head is 3 1/2" in diameter

Introduced in 1931

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Cut-Down Magazine Rifle Serial No 196303 Hotchkiss MG These were often referred toOriginal 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,