Original Italian Vetterli M1870 Single Shot Short Rifle made in Brescia - Serial 6032 French Field Equipment A classic bronze barrel of

A classic bronze barrel of this period

Each Bill retains it's Original Leith Hall Inventory Brass Tag numbered 116 and 117

the RSAF decided to utilize the same component parts to produce a new mark of rifle

symbol as India was privately run as a corporation until after the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857/58 when the British Government assumed control

Original Italian Vetterli M1870 Single Shot Short Rifle made in Brescia - Serial 6032 French Field Equipment A classic bronze barrel ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare opportunity! We have had very few original Italian M1870 Vetterli firearms which were not upgraded later to have magazines. All previous examples were Carbines, but this example is in fact a short rifle! These were never issued in large numbers, and as they were not really "Front line" weapons, apparently this example escaped conversion. The M1870 Vetterli Long Rifle was the Italian service rifle