Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1890 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The receiver ring is marked

The receiver ring is marked 1916

Sharps moved to Mill Creek

It measures 7 3/4 inches in overall length

The Company proceeded to the Château Colombières some 600 yards north of Division Headquarters

and are lined with an olive green wool with cuffs trimmed in brown leather

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1890 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The receiver ring is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a