Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 139756 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 34 Mounts A lovely late war German

A lovely late war German WWII 98k Bayonet by the most desirable of all Solingen makers

36 caliber octagonal barrel is 35" long and the rifle measures 51" in overall length

not a dress scabbard

in November 1917 and arrived in France in 1918

though it looks to have had the markings scrubbed post war

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 139756 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 34 Mounts A lovely late war GermanOriginal 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,