Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Rifle by Rare Maker Ostschweiz B.G. - Serial 104840 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly with some service-related damage to

with some service-related damage to the paint

In almost 50 years of dealing and 56 years of collecting since the age of 12 I have never owned and perhaps not even seen

Awarded for civil and military merit

The lock is maker marked with the name: BROOKS and has TOWER inscribed across the lock plate tail

and lieutenant bars

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Rifle by Rare Maker Ostschweiz B.G. - Serial 104840 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly with some service-related damage toOriginal 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,