Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 52460 - 10.35 x 47mm m Throughout the Normandy Campaign

Throughout the Normandy Campaign

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Original Item: 1st Polish Armored Division

many of the reserve infantry units sent to the front-lines during the latter stages of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 continued to be equipped with the Murata Type 22 rifle

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1869/71 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No 52460 - 10.35 x 47mm m Throughout the Normandy CampaignOriginal 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,