Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 156355 - 10.4×38mm German Replica The United States Eighth Air

The United States Eighth Air Force

from as early as 1580 up until 1780 through many generations

Added to that

The first USAAF Liberators to carry out combat missions were 12 repossessed LB-30s deployed to Java with the 11th Bombardment Squadron (7th Bombardment Group) that flew their first combat mission in mid-January

this is an exceptionally rare grouping

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 156355 - 10.4×38mm German Replica The United States Eighth AirOriginal 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,