Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 10.4mm Engineers Short Rifle made in Brescia dated 1880 - Serial C 7192 French Holster though the reverse is definitely

though the reverse is definitely Prussian

Bavarian officers received various grades of that Kingdom's Military Merit Order (Militär-Verdienstorden)

This nice example comes complete with all German WWII issue parts including a wooden butt-stock

Advance on Jackson

as well as of the gravestones of those killed during the flight

Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 10.4mm Engineers Short Rifle made in Brescia dated 1880 - Serial C 7192 French Holster though the reverse is definitelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare opportunity! We have had very few original Italian M1870 87 Vetterli firearms which were not upgraded later for 6. 5mm Carcano. Most previous examples were rifles, but this is a rare Engineers "short rifle" only 43 inches in length. These were never issued in large numbers, and as they were not really "Front line" weapons, apparently this example escaped WWI Era conversion, though it was converted