Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Rifle by Rare Maker Valentin Sauerbrey with Socket Bayonet - Serial 2511 Category_Snider Rifle Parts The author used this knife

The author used this knife and a specimen for his wonderful book and even signed page 312 where this knife is featured

In those 20 minutes

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who upon the NSDAP seizure of power in 1933 appointed Konstantin Hierl state secretary in the Reich Ministry of Labour

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Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Rifle by Rare Maker Valentin Sauerbrey with Socket Bayonet - Serial 2511 Category_Snider Rifle Parts The author used this knifeOriginal 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,