Original Excellent Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 223282 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm Japanese Army Thomas Henry Rees

Thomas Henry Rees

and the trigger replaced with a later "serrated" trigger

" Given 5 minutes before Taps

It received heavy small-arms fire and devastating fire from six-inch guns and 88s

Original Excellent Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1881 Magazine Infantry Rifle Serial 223282 by Waffenfabrik Bern - 10.35 x 47mm Japanese Army Thomas Henry ReesOriginal 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,