Original Swiss Ornate Schützen Target Rifle by Vannod of Lausanne with Set Trigger and Burl Wood Stock - Circa 1850 US Civil War including the plundering and removal

including the plundering and removal to Germany of works of art and other property

It still does bear a VERY faint MAASTRICHT / 1878 cartouche with CROWN / W in the middle on the right side o the butt stock

CARTRIDGE BELT Mk

There is some verdigris on the metal fittings of the holster but otherwise it’s basically perfect

Original Swiss Ornate Schützen Target Rifle by Vannod of Lausanne with Set Trigger and Burl Wood Stock - Circa 1850 US Civil War including the plundering and removalOriginal Item: Only One Available. A Schtzen (also spelled Schuetzen) is a type of rifle used in European long range competition. Its German root is from the word Schtze which can be translated as shooter. The earliest usage was to denote units of marksmen or sharpshooters back in the days of muzzleloading firearms. Some sources claim that it was once used to describe archers or more specifically crossbowmen. These rifles are typically heavy and can