Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 166563 - 10.4×38mm U.S. Civil War the fuze was found to

the fuze was found to be too sensitive for normal shipboard use and its overall design was determined to be unsuitable for mass production

This Bowie example was produced by “Western USA” and is believed to be the earlier 2nd model of this knife

though it most likely needs a cleaning and servicing

with wooden case

One flag smothered in Battle Honors dating from the Napoleonic Wars right up through Queen Victoria's reign ending with the Boer War

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1878 Magazine Rifle by Waffenfabrik Bern Serial 166563 - 10.4×38mm U.S. Civil War the fuze was found toOriginal 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,