Original Italian WWI Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial N 5108 made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1873 Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia and still has clear proof

and still has clear proof marks stamped into the wood

Height (excluding stake): 165 mm (6

where for the first time the regiment had attached to them a platoon of black volunteers

This is a wonderful piece of history and the letter even has traces of fingerprints on it

We can make out:

Original Italian WWI Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial N 5108 made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1873 Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia and still has clear proofOriginal 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