Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 152660 - 10.4×38mm Knives & Daggers Slings were once ink stamped

Slings were once ink stamped but no manufacture dates are legible

Marine Corps Dress Blue "Bell Crown" visor cap

Years of Manufacture: circa 1895

The handle is stamped with U

6” at the rear seam and the top is 5 ¼” in diameter

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 152660 - 10.4×38mm Knives & Daggers Slings were once ink stampedOriginal 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,