Swiss Vetterli Carbine from 1800's turned in at Phoenix Gun Turn in (buyback)

[Dean Weingarten]

Swiss Vetterli Carbine Circa 1870

This Vetterli carbine was turned in very early on May 18, 2013, at the Phoenix gun turn in event. I photographed it on the turn in table at about 8:09 am. I cannot Identify it further, and this is the only picture that I have. Does anyone know if this is an original carbine, or is it a later conversion? The rifle was manufactured about 1870.

Dean Weingarten

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/05/swiss-vetterli-carbine-from-1800s.html

 

[Cosmoline]

Looks like a repro:

http://www.swissrifles.com/vetterli/

 

[hang fire]

Wasn't done by the Swiss military.

Here is a Model 1869/71 Converted Carbine

Barrel Length: 19.1 inches
Overall Length: 37.2 inches
Weight: 8.6 lbs empty
Chambering: 10.4x38 (.41) Swiss Rimfire
Capacity: 7 ( 6 round tube magazine +1 in the cartridge elevator)
Bayonet: Never issued

 

[barnbwt]

Vetterli's are neat old rifles; from what I've heard there's a billion variations of them, too. Hopefully the surrenderer got the "military-style" bonus, since the Vetterli is most definitely an "assault-style" rifle

There's junky one with a bubba'd magazine tube extension at the LGS for about 400$ or so. I'm sure the surrenderer couldn't possibly use that extra money, seeing as these events are billed as being for the sellers' benefit

TCB

 

[Dean Weingarten]

That might be a model 12 Winchester shotgun leaning against the table on the right.

 

[clamman]

Looks like that shotgun is next to a sporterised Carcano