Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 171421 - 10.4×38mm Category_Night Sights and could be adjusted to

and could be adjusted to make it shorter for transportation on aircraft

316th Trench Mortar Battery

58 Caliber barrel which served the South until the War's end in 1865

This M1 shell has correct mid war fixed chinstrap loops

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Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 171421 - 10.4×38mm Category_Night Sights and could be adjusted toOriginal 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,