Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 163287 - 10.4×38mm Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia which still retains the "bannister

which still retains the "bannister rail" butt stock

There is another closer to the butt plate

the original Blue Ghosts were members of C Troop

The lock plate is marked TRYON / US under the hammer

including the CROWN / CP black powder proof and the CROWN / V viewing mark

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 163287 - 10.4×38mm Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia which still retains the "bannisterOriginal 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,