Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 194597 - 10.4×38mm Japanese Replica - Stitched to left shoulder

- Stitched to left shoulder is a CBI patch which is handmade of multiple leather pieces of several colors and stitched together and in very good condition

This example was made by Robert Johnson of Middletown Connecticut

Weight: 38 lbs

a known maker of artillery fuzes

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 194597 - 10.4×38mm Japanese Replica - Stitched to left shoulderOriginal 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,