Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Cut Down to Sporting Carbine - Serial 156714 Japanese Army Prior to 1858 canteens were

Prior to 1858 canteens were made of wood or tin and came in a variety of forms and sizes

Just prior to the war the total peacetime army consisted of a paltry 16

which gunfighters often would do to keep track of their "score"

still in its original Flintlock

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Cut Down to Sporting Carbine - Serial 156714 Japanese Army Prior to 1858 canteens wereOriginal 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,