Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle by W.v. Steiger Serial 30439 - 10.35 x 47mm Empire Edged Weapons It also looks to have

It also looks to have the name Kuhn written on one of the four rubber liner pads

in the repulse of Pickett's Charge

69 caliber

devising an effective production method

[18] or the Amiens prison raid known as Operation Jericho

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle by W.v. Steiger Serial 30439 - 10.35 x 47mm Empire Edged Weapons It also looks to haveOriginal 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,