Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 177745 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly At the time the empire

At the time the empire ruled over the majority of the Islamic world

at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam

The hose is however still supple

The lock plate is also marked Saarn

which the years have unfortunately made faint

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 177745 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly At the time the empireOriginal 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,