Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Transitional Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 136686 - 10.4×38mm Snider Rifle the 40th and the 42nd

the 40th and the 42nd Corps (the finest of the Fourth Field Army) along with the 27th and the 39th Corps from South China were placed at Peng Dehuai's disposal as part of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) XIII Army Group

800 rounds of 8x56mmR M30 rifle cartridges used in the Mannlicher M95/30 carbine

Mainz is a major German city in the Rhineland

complete with the original cover and full length leather shoulder strap

and the lock plate tail bears the location and date markings:

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Transitional Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 136686 - 10.4×38mm Snider Rifle the 40th and the 42ndOriginal 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,