Original Italian WWI Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1874 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT WASHINGTON 1 FEB 1931

WASHINGTON 1 FEB 1931

and has a very heavy octagonal barrel with six groove rifling

but the light is missing

at the Battle of Owyhee River in Malheur County

and measures approximately 14 3/4" x 4 1/8"

Original Italian WWI Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1874 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT WASHINGTON 1 FEB 1931Original 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