Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87/15 Infantry Magazine Rifle Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1883 U.S. Antique Guns Both Helmet and Cuirass are

Both Helmet and Cuirass are offered on their original Museum quality wood & steel stand and are ready to display

signified by one or two 6-mm wide silver clasps on the ribbon

when used in cooperation with a demand type valve

individually numbered 1 through 4 are each 5

Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87/15 Infantry Magazine Rifle Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1883 U.S. Antique Guns Both Helmet and Cuirass areOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a