Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 211825 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm U.S. Field Gear With the ability to use

With the ability to use layers

a sixty mile journey that took three days

It is flanked by an Air Force (Luftwaffe) eagle insignia inside an oak leaf wreath on the left and a flying airplane amidst clouds flying over a small town on the right

so the barrel can be slide all the way off the frame

and has had most of the original finish worn away from years of cleaning

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 211825 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm U.S. Field Gear With the ability to useOriginal 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,