Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No VU 8074 - dated 1884 Military Books & Documents Through an agreement with Britain

Through an agreement with Britain these

Later in WW1 this Machine Gun ended up in Turkey

later adopted by the pilots of the Royal Flying Corps

and the Ninth Air Force announced that it was happy to replace all of its A-20s and B-26s with the A-26 Invader

so only part of it can be read

Original Italian Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 Infantry Magazine Rifle Serial No VU 8074 - dated 1884 Military Books & Documents Through an agreement with BritainOriginal 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