Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Cut-Down Magazine Rifle Serial No 196303 Category_Receiver with the most noticeable difference

with the most noticeable difference being the replacement of a rubber rim with a spot welded steel rim

It even has 4 original paper tags still stapled to it that are all stamped J 44 for July 1944

Original Item:  This original pistol kit has never been used and is in perfect condition

another had rope with short pieces of wood called “toggles”

The dome stamp in this helmet is difficult to read but partially clear and reads “_ _ 65”

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Cut-Down Magazine Rifle Serial No 196303 Category_Receiver with the most noticeable differenceOriginal 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,