Original Swiss Infanteriegewehr Model 1863 Military Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger - Circa 1865 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Because he -- why was

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- Message Book M-210 / Signal Corps

and the butt stock in particular shows a bit of light figuring in the grain

Otherwise the leather looks unused

just some wear from the scabbard in areas

Original Swiss Infanteriegewehr Model 1863 Military Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger - Circa 1865 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Because he -- why wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting example of what we believe to be a Swiss Infanteriegewehr (Infantry Rifle) Model 1863, the first Swiss army service rifle to feature a rifled barrel. There had previously been the very similar Feldstutzer 1851, the first the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, however it was only issued in limited numbers. Like other Swiss infantry