Original Swiss Ornate Schützen Target Rifle by Vannod of Lausanne with Set Trigger and Burl Wood Stock - Circa 1850 US Civil War It still does bear a

It still does bear a VERY faint MAASTRICHT / 1878 cartouche with CROWN / W in the middle on the right side o the butt stock

The curved blade 7 1/2 inch blade is "forked" and covered in silver decoration

and 12SS AH Jugen

which puts the production date of this bayonet to somewhere between 1871 and 1884

CARTRIDGE BELT Mk

Original Swiss Ornate Schützen Target Rifle by Vannod of Lausanne with Set Trigger and Burl Wood Stock - Circa 1850 US Civil War It still does bear aOriginal Item: Only One Available. A Schtzen (also spelled Schuetzen) is a type of rifle used in European long range competition. Its German root is from the word Schtze which can be translated as shooter. The earliest usage was to denote units of marksmen or sharpshooters back in the days of muzzleloading firearms. Some sources claim that it was once used to describe archers or more specifically crossbowmen. These rifles are typically heavy and can