Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No VU 8074 - dated 1884 Military Books & Documents later adopted by the pilots

later adopted by the pilots of the Royal Flying Corps

We were assigned to them at that time

Later in WW1 this Machine Gun ended up in Turkey

Company-grade officers (Lieutenant through Hauptmann/Rittmeister) wore epaulettes constructed by wrapping two side-by-side lengths of braid around the buttonhole and back

Regulation “G” bugle commonly used by the Boy Scouts and by drum and bugle corps before the introduction of valves or other key changing devices

Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No VU 8074 - dated 1884 Military Books & Documents later adopted by the pilotsOriginal 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