Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Rifle by Rare Maker Montier-Werstätte - Serial 115242 Japanese Antique Guns 038 battle casualties

038 battle casualties

from one of the last Jamestown gunsmiths

This very fine examle is in

FRANK KNOX

so this is a very early produced bayonet for the firm

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Rifle by Rare Maker Montier-Werstätte - Serial 115242 Japanese Antique Guns 038 battle casualtiesOriginal 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,