Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 176364 - 10.4×38mm Original Antique Guns Also included is a 1946

Also included is a 1946 letter for the Air Force Association signed (probably by auto pen) by Jimmy Doolittle

The submarine fired her bow torpedoes at the large target then swung for a "down-the-throat" shot at the smaller vessel

75 caliber barrel

so it eventually became the nickname of German machine guns (although mostly related to lMG 08/15)

Well this is a sleeper

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle Serial No 176364 - 10.4×38mm Original Antique Guns Also included is a 1946Original 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,