Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm U.S. Marines USMC This would have been used

This would have been used during the era of the First Anglo-Burmese War

After successful tests

Three gunners stationed in the rear of the bomber rounded out the crew

The inner skirt is maker marked with stamping into the steel with RL2 38 / 28

especially during this period

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm U.S. Marines USMC This would have been usedOriginal 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,