Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 10.4mm Infantry Rifle by Torre Annunziata, Dated 1884, Serial No. ZZ 5871 Category_Receiver We recommend soaking in hot

We recommend soaking in hot water for 10 minutes before you unfold

The right side features a Ruptured Duck patch and a Presidential Unit Citation

with no lifting or major tears

They were often made of thin stamped metal

with some light wear on the fittings

Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 10.4mm Infantry Rifle by Torre Annunziata, Dated 1884, Serial No. ZZ 5871 Category_Receiver We recommend soaking in hotOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original Italian Vetterli Vitali M1870 87 infantry rifle in its original 10. 4mm chambering, manufactured at Torre Annunziata in 1884 and later converted from the original single shot M1870 configuration to the four round Vitali magazine system. Serial numbered ZZ5871 on both the barrel and stock, it remains an attractive service used example that avoided the later WWI era conversion to 6. 5mm Carcano