Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 192196 - 10.4×38mm Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts SIZE 38 MEDIUM

SIZE 38 MEDIUM

it ignited the detonator

at that time the Third Battalion

The sheath is wrapped in tooled leather and has what appears to be four silver mounts (we cannot find hallmarks)

This is a genuine civil war issued gun

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 192196 - 10.4×38mm Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts SIZE 38 MEDIUMOriginal 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,