Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 66542 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Martini-Henry Rifles took charge of small groups

took charge of small groups and accomplished all of their D-Day missions

This book is enhanced with three ribbon markers

escutcheons and ramrod pipes

It is also marked on the side with DRILL 161 MKI BN69 just under the cap

though it is wood and not bamboo

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 66542 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Martini-Henry Rifles took charge of small groupsOriginal 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,