Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 189905 - 10.4×38mm Flintlocks who marked them: 1" in

who marked them: 1" in a circle over ממ 25

It has a very nice spear point nickel plated blade

The Scabbard (saya) is steel and has some of the original paint intact

the gunner did not enter the turret until well into the air

denoting his service in the east during the Winter of 1941-42

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 189905 - 10.4×38mm Flintlocks who marked them: 1" inOriginal 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,