Original Italian M1870 Vetterli Rifle Early Long Spring Bayonet by Turin Arsenal - Unaltered Replica Non-Firing Guns The front wappen features Prussian

The front wappen features Prussian state eagle clutching a scepter and crown

and is housed in a Chrome-plated brass alloy case

Before we reached the target I saw a dog fight between FW 190s and P51s

For Luftwaffe members who were air gunners and mechanics (flight engineers) this badge replaced an earlier separate badge which had been introduced back in 1935

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Original Italian M1870 Vetterli Rifle Early Long Spring Bayonet by Turin Arsenal - Unaltered Replica Non-Firing Guns The front wappen features PrussianOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the sword bayonet for use with the 10. 4 mm. M1870 Vetterli and M1870 87 Vetterli Vitali rifles. This is an example with the early pattern long spring for the bayonet catch, though it does have the cut out lower muzzle ring that was introduced in 1875, as indicated by Anthony Carter in his work World Bayonets 1800 to the Present. This example also still has its original composition grip