Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial KQ9581 Converted to 6.5mm - marked TERNI 1889 Display Guns & Parts Sets production was sub-contracted to a

production was sub-contracted to a number of private manufacturers

double-edged blade and brass-mounted leather scabbard

made from a single piece of white wool with cotton red crosses sewn onto each side

the division returned to Panay in June and July 1945

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial KQ9581 Converted to 6.5mm - marked TERNI 1889 Display Guns & Parts Sets production was sub-contracted to aOriginal 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