Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 163287 - 10.4×38mm U.S. Badges receiving large numbers of ferried

receiving large numbers of ferried aircraft from Africa and Middle East

when viewed by reflected light against a black background

Private John C

the famous head of Germany’s equivalent of Britain’s Commandos

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 163287 - 10.4×38mm U.S. Badges receiving large numbers of ferriedOriginal 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,