Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 164715 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The handle and cross guard

The handle and cross guard are a nice aged blue

/ ENFIELD / 1884

Civil War pattern Kepi cap in Union Blue

Once can easily see where the original address labels from Europe to the USA were covered over and readdressed for shipment forwarding

since the two models were very close

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 164715 - 10.35 x 47mm Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The handle and cross guardOriginal 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,