Original Italian Vetterli M1870 Single Shot Short Rifle made in Brescia - Serial 6032 German Militaria and does not currently hold

and does not currently hold at full or half cock

Certainly its worth reading the book "Where the Birds Never Sing" to find out

and barrel all bear serial number 656

Cast from a silicon mold of an original de-milled grenade to exacting precision

The blade on this example is completely unmarked on the reverse side

Original Italian Vetterli M1870 Single Shot Short Rifle made in Brescia - Serial 6032 German Militaria and does not currently holdOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare opportunity! We have had very few original Italian M1870 Vetterli firearms which were not upgraded later to have magazines. All previous examples were Carbines, but this example is in fact a short rifle! These were never issued in large numbers, and as they were not really "Front line" weapons, apparently this example escaped conversion. The M1870 Vetterli Long Rifle was the Italian service rifle