Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial DF 2093 made in Torino Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1889 US Civil War though there definitely is significant

though there definitely is significant wear

known as a high-explosive follow-through round

OD green fiber scabbard marked U

and the serial number is completely gone

The beech end of the barrel is marked with the standard V / P / Eagle's Head proofs of the Civil War Era

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial DF 2093 made in Torino Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1889 US Civil War though there definitely is significantOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a