Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 209475 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm Martini-Henry Rifle just typical age and minor

just typical age and minor signs of use

The rifle has matching serial number 53392 on the barrel

6 shot single action revolver

This is definitely the real deal

it was the forerunner of the famed and vastly more successful four-engined Avro Lancaster

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 209475 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm Martini-Henry Rifle just typical age and minorOriginal 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,