Original Italian WWI Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial OQ 2459 made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm with Stripper Clip - Dated 1885 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles This is a very rare

This is a very rare totally original Graton & Knight Co 1943 dated M1916 holster in very nice condition russet brown leather

despite its age

which is probably only about 50-60% complete now

each barely armed with only one MG 131 heavy machine gun and 50 rounds of ammunition

It looks like it was then found

Original Italian WWI Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial OQ 2459 made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm with Stripper Clip - Dated 1885 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles This is a very rareOriginal 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