Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 157025 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly The pedals are well marked

The pedals are well marked and appear to have been stripped and repainted with black paint making them fantastic display pieces

magazines were always the hardest to find

JOHN HARDMAN 344TH

the average cost to manufacture the Owen SMG was approximately $30

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 157025 - 10.4×38mm Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly The pedals are well markedOriginal 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,