Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 69248 - 10.35 x 47mm Receiver Top Cover The Home Guard were the

The Home Guard were the obvious choice to get this aid

Colonel Black served throughout WW1 on the Western Front and survived the war

but the fighting bogged down on 30 August

We haven't had one of these for years

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Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 69248 - 10.35 x 47mm Receiver Top Cover The Home Guard were theOriginal 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,