Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1890 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The waxed carton was found

The waxed carton was found useful by soldiers to start small fires in which to boil water for coffee or cocoa

These are often called Le Vengeur de 1870 (The Avenger of 1870)

It measures 7 3/4 inches in overall length

450 caliber and very snub nosed always associated with crime and punishment

The Company proceeded to the Château Colombières some 600 yards north of Division Headquarters

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1890 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The waxed carton was foundOriginal 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