Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1889 Antique Winchesters the lid depresses and crushes

the lid depresses and crushes the detonator into the the high explosive and up goes the tank

so only part of it can be read

It has Ponceaurot (poppy red) wool band and piping

as Mussolini is depicted in civilian clothes from the time when he was a radical socialist newspaper editor

The optics are clear and totally functional in all 3 powers

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Brescia Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1889 Antique Winchesters the lid depresses and crushesOriginal 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