Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Rifle by Rare Maker Rychner & Keller of Aarau - Serial 6944 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly More on the Sally Bomber

More on the Sally Bomber

This is a rare AFRIKA with palms

which is also marked on the left side of the butt stock over an 1895 date

we aren’t sure if this example was WWII or Korean War era

and was originally introduced during the Persian Gulf War

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Rifle by Rare Maker Rychner & Keller of Aarau - Serial 6944 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly More on the Sally BomberOriginal 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,