Original Italian M1871 Vetterli Rifle Early Long Spring Bayonet by Torre Annunziata - Unaltered Hotchkiss .303 somewhat worn but still secured

somewhat worn but still secured by the original brass and copper braid wire

The second was awarded for breaking up a group of enemy aircraft endangering bombers and destroying many of them on mission over Derben

the Gulf War and regrettably in Northern Ireland

from whence it proceeded to Camp de Souges near Bordeaux

France manufactured this tripod in 1919 when the Allies delivered this western front gun to Turkey as post war military aid

Original Italian M1871 Vetterli Rifle Early Long Spring Bayonet by Torre Annunziata - Unaltered Hotchkiss .303 somewhat worn but still securedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the sword bayonet for use with the 10. 4 mm. M1871 Vetterli and M1871 87 Vetterli Vitali rifles. This is a very early example, with the long spring for the bayonet catch, and without the cut out lower muzzle ring that was introduced in 1875 indicated by Anthony Carter in his work World Bayonets 1800 to the Present. This example also still has its original composition grip scales. The blade