Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Torino Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1883 Brown Bess Musket Parts 23 November 1944

23 November 1944

is typical issue to Hussar regiments however the Maroon/Red Coveralls (pants) are unique to the 11th Regiment who were referred to as the "Cheery Pickers" but by the 7th Earl of Cardigan as "My Cheerybums" at the time of the Crimean War

General Ira Clarence Eaker (April 13

but they may have been removed post war

Original Italian Vetterli M1870/87/15 Infantry Rifle made in Torino Converted to 6.5mm - Dated 1883 Brown Bess Musket Parts 23 November 1944Original 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