Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Transitional Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 136686 - 10.4×38mm Snider Rifle and the lock plate tail

and the lock plate tail bears the location and date markings:

800 rounds of 8x56mmR M30 rifle cartridges used in the Mannlicher M95/30 carbine

this one seems to be one of the earlier ones which are believed to have been produced in Toledo

complete with the original cover and full length leather shoulder strap

with some great repeating foliate designs running along the spine

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Transitional Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 136686 - 10.4×38mm Snider Rifle and the lock plate tailOriginal 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,