Original Swiss Infanteriegewehr Model 1863 Military Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger - Circa 1865 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia part of the 36th Infantry

part of the 36th Infantry Division during WWI

and the butt stock in particular shows a bit of light figuring in the grain

Otherwise the leather looks unused

and stow under the securing clips for the back of the units

but there is extremely heavy mothing at the back of the cap

Original Swiss Infanteriegewehr Model 1863 Military Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger - Circa 1865 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia part of the 36th InfantryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting example of what we believe to be a Swiss Infanteriegewehr (Infantry Rifle) Model 1863, the first Swiss army service rifle to feature a rifled barrel. There had previously been the very similar Feldstutzer 1851, the first the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, however it was only issued in limited numbers. Like other Swiss infantry