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A Swiss 10.4MM Vetterli 1869/71 Model Bolt-Action Rim-Fire Military RifleNo. 70710, Late 19th Century
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £288 inc. premium
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No. 70710, Late 19th Century
No. 70710, Late 19th Century
With blued sighted barrel retained by three barrel bands (retaining screws missing from two), two spring-held, the forward one also forming a ramrod-pipe, folding adjustable back-sight at the octagonal breech and operating against a calibrated ramp, russet action and bolt, the former stamped 'Soc. Suisse. Syst. Vetterli', the serial number above, figured butt and partly chequered fore-end, the former painted '10/109' on one side, the latter enclosing the magazine tube, regulation steel mounts stamped with inspector's marks and including spur trigger-guard, sling loop (the other missing), and steel ramrod (some surface patination overall)
84 cm. barrel
84 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Provenance:
The Museum of Artillery, Rotunda, Woolwich
Literature:
J.P. Kaestlin, Catalogue of the Museum of Artillery at the Rotunda, Woolwich, Part II, Personal Arms, H.M.S.O., London, 1963, p. 35, no. 109








