Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Infantry Rifle in 10.4×38mm - Serial 130135 Antique Long Guns Helmet 2- Features an original

Helmet 2- Features an original hand painted 30th Infantry Division insignia

It still has most of the original green paint

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with most of the original finish present on the original parts

with a nickel-plated blade and a fine all brass hilt bearing an officer tassel

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Infantry Rifle in 10.4×38mm - Serial 130135 Antique Long Guns Helmet 2- Features an originalOriginal 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,