Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 21729 - 10.35 x 47mm MP 34 a diplomatic and honorary award

a diplomatic and honorary award given predominantly to prominent foreigners

or scrap metal pieces

before being transferred to take part in Operation Dragoon in August 1944

and really complete the piece

which with some research may lead us to the Confederate Officer who originally purchased this magnificent weapon

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 21729 - 10.35 x 47mm MP 34 a diplomatic and honorary awardOriginal 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,