Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 189360 - 10.4×38mm Japanese Documents and Books - German-Italian Africa Campaign Medal:

- German-Italian Africa Campaign Medal: A German-Italian Africa Campaign Medal in overall excellent condition

for service in the Spanish-American War

The REO Single Circuit Blasting Machines are of solid-state capacitor discharge design

which unfortunately we have not been able to find information on

Sling swivels are original to the gun

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 189360 - 10.4×38mm Japanese Documents and Books - German-Italian Africa Campaign Medal:Original 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,