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Swiss Model 1869 Vetterli Rifle 1st Type
Guns International #: 100595742 Seller's Inventory #: 25678
Category: Antique Rifles - Cartridge - Military Rifles - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1200
Total Number of Listings: 20186
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.
Description:
Serial #65834, 10.4mm RF (.41 Swiss), 33” barrel with a very good bore that has light freckling and some pinprick pitting within the grooves. This first type Vetterli is equipped with a pivoting loading gate on the right side of the receiver and is milled for the almost universally absent cartridge lifter assist spring. The metal has an overall plum-brown patina that mixes with a dark pewter gray color on the balance while the loading gate cover retains some of the original bright blue finish. There is also some further mild silvering along the high edges and at the muzzle and the bolt, although correct, is numbered to a different gun on the body (the receiver, barrel, and lifter are matching). The walnut forend and buttstock are in very good shape with numerous small handling marks and blemishes scattered throughout the added military oil finish yet the Swiss stamps are still quite crisp and clear. The rifle is equipped with a non-original ramrod that is slightly too short and the mechanism is tight and fully functional. This is a nice example of an early Swiss Vetterli and would make a nice representative example for a collection. Antique
SOLD
Manufacturer: Swiss
Model: 1869
Caliber Info: .41 Swiss RF
Gauge Info: .41 Swiss RF