Original Italian Vetterli M1870 Single Shot Short Rifle made in Brescia - Serial 6032 Caps & Hats This particular rifle started life

This particular rifle started life either as a Model 1861

These were known collectively as the Feldjägerkorps

A very hard to find desirable Web Set that was generally issued with

prevent the Germans from reinforcing Cherbourg

Original Italian Vetterli M1870 Single Shot Short Rifle made in Brescia - Serial 6032 Caps & Hats This particular rifle started lifeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare opportunity! We have had very few original Italian M1870 Vetterli firearms which were not upgraded later to have magazines. All previous examples were Carbines, but this example is in fact a short rifle! These were never issued in large numbers, and as they were not really "Front line" weapons, apparently this example escaped conversion. The M1870 Vetterli Long Rifle was the Italian service rifle