Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle by Torre Annunziata Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1884 Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets 50" six groove rifling

50" six groove rifling

in November 1862

This example has a typically shaped blade and the scabbard and hilt are wood fitted with copper and white metal decorations

What is consistent is quality and every example we've seen displays a level of quality analogous to a good fowling piece by a recognized maker such as this example

81mm barrel tube that has been saw cut from the original base cup

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle by Torre Annunziata Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1884 Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets 50" six groove riflingOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a