Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 179724 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Receiver Lt Col Harvey D

Lt Col Harvey D

found stamped in multiple locations on the helmet with a complete liner and chinstrap nicely marked on the interior:

CLOTHING CONTRACTORS

The iron ramrod is a replacement

Honshu Island

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 179724 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Receiver Lt Col Harvey DOriginal 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,