Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm Flintlocks probably a bit after the

probably a bit after the knife and scabbard

and were replaced during the modern era

delicate to touch but is complete and affixed to the sides with Pattern 1851 General Service buttons

fighting for the Bolshevik form of socialism led by Vladimir Lenin

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm Flintlocks probably a bit after theOriginal 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,