Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 176364 - 10.4×38mm Original Antique Guns Well this is a sleeper

Well this is a sleeper

was considered a "flag officer"

Offered in great operational condition fitted with adjustable lenses

The effect is produced by inserting a German postage-stamp portrait of AH behind the French fisherman's rope

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 176364 - 10.4×38mm Original Antique Guns Well this is a sleeperOriginal 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,