Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial VU.7833 by Torre Annunziata Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1884 Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Rubber shoe sections are soft

Rubber shoe sections are soft and pliable and show very little wear

production began in 1939

This is an exceeding rare

000 Model 1873 Trapdoor carbines in the serial number ranges of 17400-18400

into the United States military

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle Serial VU.7833 by Torre Annunziata Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1884 Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Rubber shoe sections are softOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a