Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle by W.v. Steiger Serial No 28294 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Snider Rifle Accessories for manufacture by Gebrüder Klinge

for manufacture by Gebrüder Klinge

There is also a faint 53 stamped in a circle on one of the fingers

Size of shirt is approximately a US 38

- Walnut Horizontal Fore Grip with a machined swivel base and Fore Grip mounting bar

Two DRK Donation Tinnies marked HELFT UNS HELFEN

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle by W.v. Steiger Serial No 28294 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Snider Rifle Accessories for manufacture by Gebrüder KlingeOriginal 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,