Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm Schwarzlose MG This example would look best

This example would look best with proper framing

These rarely come up for sale in condition such as this

Teddy Roosevelt carried one of these revolvers that had been salvaged from the USS Maine

Although superseded in 1895 by the Long Lee Enfield Rifle these saw service at the famous Battle of Omdurman in 1898 that was Great Britain's revenge against the Mardists outside Khartoum in the Sudan

The poster measures 18¼ x 28” and has some damage including a large chunk of the border missing on the right side and some tearing across the edges

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 121066 with Socket Bayonet - 10.4×38mm Schwarzlose MG This example would look bestOriginal 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,