Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 139756 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 34 Mounts This is a rare example

This is a rare example of an original U

A lovely late war German WWII 98k Bayonet by the most desirable of all Solingen makers

though it looks to have had the markings scrubbed post war

but the tombac construction

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 139756 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 34 Mounts This is a rare exampleOriginal 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,