Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Rifle by Rare Maker Valentin Sauerbrey with Socket Bayonet - Serial 2511 Replica Non-Firing Guns offered in fine condition recently

offered in fine condition recently acquired from an old collection

A hard to find high quality gun sight used by the Imperial Japanese Naval gunners during World War Two

The plywood-skinned fuselage had the typical Ansaldo triangular rear cross-section behind the cockpit

trimmed in black leather

They are a known maker of top covers and feed trays for the MG 34 and MG 42

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Rifle by Rare Maker Valentin Sauerbrey with Socket Bayonet - Serial 2511 Replica Non-Firing Guns offered in fine condition recentlyOriginal 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,