Original Swiss Waffenfabrik Bern M1878 Vetterli 10.4mm Repeating Magazine Rifle - Excellent Matching Example with Near Mint Bore - Serial 168041 German Navy - Kreigsmarine and is in very good

and is in very good condition with minor surface oxidation

easy to read

so this definitely does look to have seen some level of use

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Original Swiss Waffenfabrik Bern M1878 Vetterli 10.4mm Repeating Magazine Rifle - Excellent Matching Example with Near Mint Bore - Serial 168041 German Navy - Kreigsmarine and is in very goodOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptional and highly appealing example of the Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr Model 1878 Magazine Rifle, manufactured by Waffenfabrik Bern and chambered for the 10. 438mm Swiss rimfire cartridge. Serial number 168041, this rifle remains in excellent condition and represents one of the most advanced military arms of the 19th century. Introduced in 1867, the Vetterli rifle system was revolutionary for its