Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Rifle by Rare Maker Valentin Sauerbrey - Serial 107227 Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly and looks to have been

and looks to have been made from a trapdoor bayonet that had seen service and wear

which looks to the viewer's left

though the barrel is now frozen in place

Age has dried

Walter Lampl went south during these years

Original Swiss Vetterli Repetiergewehr M1871 Infantry Rifle by Rare Maker Valentin Sauerbrey - Serial 107227 Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly and looks to have beenOriginal Item: Only One Available. Introduced in 1867, the Vetterli rifle system utilized the "Winchester" tube magazine system for cartridge storage under the barrel. The original 1867 model had an external hammer, like a Winchester, but in 1868 this was changed to an internal cocking bolt spring. The cleaning rod was moved to the side of the rifle, but this proved problematic, so the model of 1869 moved it back to the under barrel position. In 1871,