Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Rifle made in Torino Converted to 6.5mm with Cut Down Bayonet - Dated 1884 Edged Weapons The canvas covered is marked

The canvas covered is marked in ink E L HAGLER

which is made in three parts: a nose section housing the striker

unlike the double fuller we have seen on other examples

it is as if the ball was solid gold

The Lewis guns supplied by Britain were dispatched to Russia in May 1917

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Rifle made in Torino Converted to 6.5mm with Cut Down Bayonet - Dated 1884 Edged Weapons The canvas covered is markedOriginal 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