Original Italian M1871 Vetterli Rifle Early Long Spring Bayonet marked Brescia with Scabbard - Unaltered MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The first of these missions

The first of these missions

800 kilograms

Removal of the grips shows that serial number 24 is stamped on both grip scales

Trench clubs were manufactured in bulk by units based behind the lines

Thus this rifle was a Lee-Metford Mk II from 1892 until 1905

Original Italian M1871 Vetterli Rifle Early Long Spring Bayonet marked Brescia with Scabbard - Unaltered MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The first of these missionsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of the sword bayonet for use with the 10. 4 mm. M1871 Vetterli and M1871 87 Vetterli Vitali rifles. This is an example, with the long spring for the bayonet catch, though it does have the cut out lower muzzle ring that was introduced in 1875, as indicated by Anthony Carter in his work World Bayonets 1800 to the Present. This example also still has its original composition grip scales. The blade