Chopped up M78
I have been offered a M78 "carbine" with the number: 159357.From the number it started life as a Bern rifle but the ovner says it is for cannoneer use, whatever that means.Now my question is this:...
View ArticleSeeking the Holy Grail; The best bullet..?
Much has been said about casting bullets to use in a Vetterli.If we go back through the archives to around 2002, then back up to present-day opinion, there seems to be many alternative designs. Even...
View ArticleSwiss71 Vetterli Stutzer
Swiss71 Vetterli Stutzer won this off gun broker last week, will post some pix of it when I get it, and after clean up NORM
View ArticleSwiss Vetterli M78 Action
I have been looking to purchase a model 1878 Vetterli, and I had some questions for the knowledgeable people of this forum. I'm not sure if the entire magazine/loading mechanism is intact on the...
View ArticleVetterli Rifle Serial 600XX
I am trying to find more info on when the rifle was made and by which manufacturer, it belonged to a great-great-great grand father is what I was told. I know most of the rifles date around 1869 to...
View ArticleRear Sight Base
How do you remove the 69/71 rear sight base. I have the leaf off and have removed the screw in the bottom of the base. I suppose it's a dovetail joint but some will only move in one direction. Does...
View ArticleA carbine
I had written a while back that I wanted to make one of my Vetterlies into a 69/71 carbine but was loathe to cut down a near-perfect 33" barrel. I finally found a rifle on GB with a 26 inch cut...
View ArticleVertterli 69/71 Restore
Hi New to the forum. My wife found this rifle, which hung on the wall of my bedroom in 1965, and gave it to me as a Fathers Day gift. The rifle got lost in the shuffle of moving in the 60's and was...
View ArticleFor what it's worth - old Bannerman - "Vetterlin" info.
Pages from an old Bannerman re-print that may help ID some Swiss Vetterli parts:
View Articleloading my vetterli
I have 2 1878 vetterli rifles and have been busy with other projects so haven't really shot them much. by that I mean I shot them but never tired to shoot them at paper and really see what they and I...
View ArticleDifferent "sporter"
I haven't been here for a while and it looks like some new members! I found a sporter; thought it was interesting enough to post. I don't know why people do this to guns, but guess different...
View ArticleIs this photo authentic?
I have "period" photo purports to show Tsarist troops during WWII armed with Grafton Kivaari (Vetterlis). How can I post it here?
View ArticleVetterli screw
I also posted this in the Classified section: I'm looking for the stock screw that sits right behind the trigger guard for a Vetterli M81 (not the wood screw).
View Articlehowdy from a new guy
howdy all as you can guess from the title i'm new here . and i just bought my first vetterli 69/71 . i wish i could post a few pics to show it but i am just emerging from the dark ages when it...
View ArticleNeed photos of Vetterli-armed Swiss soldiers
If you have any please contact me or post them here.Many thanks.
View ArticleCH4D has 10.4x42R Swiss For Vetterli Rifles
http://www.ch4d.com/dies/calibers/caliber-listAnyone here try them?Makes sense if using shorter bullets not spefically made to feed properly in the Vetterli, I guess.Seems all the 10.4x38R and...
View ArticleThread specs for Vetterli Cleaning Rods
Just completed a restoration of a shortened Vetty rod. Threads are 5mmx1mm pitch. Ran in a M71 sans probleme. Just FYI for anyone doing a similar project. Remarkably mundane thread spec for a hand...
View ArticleID a Vetterli
I just got this today. It's in great shape but I'm not sure where the stock came from. Was it unusual to replace stocks with non-Vetterli stocks? Also, it came with a box of goodies.
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