Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 750
A .41 (CENTRAL-FIRE) SWISS VETTERLI SIX-SHOT CARBINE, CIRCA 1878, serial no. 326,

Product Details

A .41 (CENTRAL-FIRE) SWISS VETTERLI SIX-SHOT CARBINE, CIRCA 1878, serial no. 326,
with 18 1/2in. two stage octagonal to round barrel almost certainly replaced when converted to central-fire, block and blade front-sight and small carbine pattern quadrant rear-sight, the action stamped with makers details ' SOC. IND. SUISSE / SYST. VETTERLI' in an oval, iron mounted two-piece walnut stock, the fore-end housing the tubular magazine capable of holding five rounds, plus another in the lifter, two barrel bands, top band with bayonet lug, complete with sling swivels and rod



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Estimate £800-1,200

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament