Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Magazine Rifle Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1873 German Holsters They started getting surplus firearms

They started getting surplus firearms as early as the 17th Century

This particular example has Belgian proof marks so was it was produced there in the 1880s

Industry had yet to strike the "black gold" of petroleum

- General Ludendorff endorsed them as being good for both front and back usage

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Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Magazine Rifle Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1873 German Holsters They started getting surplus firearmsOriginal 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