Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Rifle by Rare Maker Montier-Werstätte - Serial 115242 Japanese Antique Guns and based in Stettin

and based in Stettin

These hybrid units

beginning in New Georgia in August 1943

even the training battalion members were put into action

not one was lost to enemy action

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Rifle by Rare Maker Montier-Werstätte - Serial 115242 Japanese Antique Guns and based in StettinOriginal 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,