Swiss Vetterli Model 1869, Tube Magazine Bolt Action Rifle, Serial Number 95817, .41 Caliber. F. Vetterli
Technical Description: Swiss Vetterli Model 1869, tube magazine bolt action rifle, serial number 95817, .41 caliber. Standard military configuration rifle. The round blued barrel is 33 1/8 inches in length and is fastened by three steel barrel bands and a wedge. The upper band and middle band are secured by spring retainers. The lower band is a screw clamping type. The front sight is mounted 7/8 inches from the muzzle; the rear sight has a single folding leaf with range graduations on the oval-shaped wings. The sight is graduated to 1000 meters. The barrel is octagonal for 3 inches forward of the receiver, then transitions to round. The barrel is marked on the left side with a SHIELD, CROSS / MW, 95817 and CROSS / MW / 95817. The bolt body is marked on the left side 3340, the right side is marked 817. The cartridge block is marked 95817. The stock is of a two-piece design made of straight grained walnut and is checkered between the receiver and the lower barrel band. The stock comb forward of the heel is marked D6 + CII inside a rectangle, the right butt stock is marked CROSS / C inside a shield. The stock furniture is iron. The butt plate is unmarked. The iron trigger guard has the finger rest as is typical of this model. A carrying strap is with rifle and it appears to be original, good condition and supple but is flaking. The bore is dark with strong rifling. The barrel is a smooth age brown with some minor rust at the stock line. The receiver is a smooth age gray/brown mix. The stock is very good, sound and clean. The stock furniture is a clean age brown. Historical Significance: F. Vetterli, Director of the Neuhàusen arms works recognized the inherent value of the bolt action for military service. He combined the idea of the turning bolt action with an adaptation of the Henry-Winchester principle of a tube below the barrel serving as a cartridge magazine. His initial repeating rifle was ready in 1869, the Swiss Confederation having voted on the adoption of such a system in 1868. In 1870 a single shot version of the Vetterli, for the .41 Rim Fire Swiss cartridge was introduced. An improved version of the repeating rifle was developed in 1871 and a Cadet in 1878. The final modification was known as the 1881. This rifle was the standard of the Swiss forces until the official adoption of the straight pull Schmidt-Rubin in 1889 for a new small bore cartridge, the 7.5 mm.
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