Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm U.S. Marines USMC located in Kiel

located in Kiel

The inner skirt is maker marked with stamping into the steel with RL2 38 / 28

• WW2 Dress tunic (approximate size 40”) showing his Major insignia with 7th Corps patch and his FORSCOM (US Army Forces Command) patch

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of Leipzig in 1916

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm U.S. Marines USMC located in KielOriginal 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,