Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle by Torino Serial CI 1208 Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1885 US Civil War It is also maker marked

It is also maker marked HASAG 40

The right hand side of the receiver still has the complete original markings under the feed tray over the patent numbers:

It measures 33 ½" × 43 ½"

Almost certainly this example is an officer's private purchase bayonet as it is marker marked but not officially stamped as taken into British military service

caused massive logistic problems and by 1894 the Ghurkas were dangerously short of viable

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle by Torino Serial CI 1208 Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1885 US Civil War It is also maker markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a