Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 10.4mm Infantry Rifle by Torino Arsenal with Custom Carved Butt Stock - Serial D 4716 m and 'walking-out' bayonets were made

and 'walking-out' bayonets were made in small quantities during the Third Reich"

so it may have been arsenal reconditioned at some point

Congress passed a joint resolution

the SSh-68 was progressively withdrawn from service

Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 10.4mm Infantry Rifle by Torino Arsenal with Custom Carved Butt Stock - Serial D 4716 m and 'walking-out' bayonets were madeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 1887. The M1870 was a single shot bolt action rifle chambered for the 10. 4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. The M1870 was based upon the M1869 Swiss Vetterli but simplified for economy. Starting in 1887, all model 1870s were updated to the M1870 87 Italian Vetterli Vitali variant, which has a