Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle by Soc. Ind. Suisse Serial No 60130 - 10.35 x 47mm Receiver Top Cover This would stand for the

This would stand for the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot

This is a fantastic all original example Model 1940 German WWII DAK Afrikakorps helmet

The grenades in this set look to have seen long service

I spent the last few weeks [of World War I] back in the hospital

for refueling on 6 February

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle by Soc. Ind. Suisse Serial No 60130 - 10.35 x 47mm Receiver Top Cover This would stand for theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced in 1867, the Vetterli rifle system utilized the "Winchester" tube magazine system for cartridge storage under the barrel. Designed by Swiss designer Johann Friedrich Vetterli, 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