Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 124115 - 10.4×38mm Thompson SMG The cap constructed of dark

The cap constructed of dark gray wool

While next of kin could not apply for a medal on behalf of a deceased relative

With the artillery batteries gone

with some of the original blue paint intact

and we estimate production in early 1865

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 124115 - 10.4×38mm Thompson SMG The cap constructed of darkOriginal 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,