Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Serial NP 2607 - dated 1884 16th Century On 9 October

On 9 October

This may indicate that the owner was in a light or field artillery regiment

the Model 1861 was never produced in a two-banded "short rifle" configuration

most likely the contract number

It has a heavy brass tsuba (cross guard) and the large brass Seppa (spacers) and O-Seppa (Large spacers) around the tsuba are large and highly stylized

Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Serial NP 2607 - dated 1884 16th Century On 9 OctoberOriginal 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