Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial No 218995 - 10.35 x 47mm Brown Bess Muskets a Combat Infantryman Badge and

a Combat Infantryman Badge and rifle expert medal

1944 until they departed for the United States on the Queen Mary after the war's end on September 5

however it also bears the "Tower of Liège" on the right

- Black 7 White photo reportedly of the fallen Japanese soldier who's helmet this was (there is no way to verify this)

- Telephone Companies tasked with laying and maintaining phone cables along the front - 57x companies were raised

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial No 218995 - 10.35 x 47mm Brown Bess Muskets a Combat Infantryman Badge andOriginal 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,