Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 192196 - 10.4×38mm Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts it ignited the detonator

it ignited the detonator

SIZE 38 MEDIUM

Overall condition is very good with only the slightest trace of mouth in one area

We know the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot

As stated before

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 192196 - 10.4×38mm Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts it ignited the detonatorOriginal 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,