breechloading repeating rifle, the Vetterli rifles were, at the time of their introduction, the most advanced military rifles in Europe. The Vetterli was the replacement...
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The M1870 Vetterli was a Swiss rifle and was the Italian service rifle from 1870 to 1891. In 1887, it would be modified into the repeating M1870/87 Italian...
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Bolt action (redirect from Bolt-action rifle)
more well-known bolt-action repeating rifle was the Vetterli rifle of 1867 and the first bolt-action repeating rifle to use centerfire cartridges was the...
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Vetterli may refer to: Vetterli rifle, series of Swiss Army service rifles M1870 Italian Vetterli, Italian service rifle Martin Vetterli (born 1957), Swiss...
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inspired from the two rear locking lugs on the bolt of the earlier Swiss Vetterli rifle, were designed by Colonel Bonnet. The 8mm flat nosed FMJ "Balle M" bullet...
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rifles was the Italian Cei-Rigotti. This rifle started out as an 1891 gas-operated conversion of the Vetterli rifle, which received positive approval and...
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intermediate cartridge to see service was the 10.4x38mmR Swiss used in the Vetterli rifle which gave it controllable handling and a then high-capacity magazine...
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10 mm caliber (category Pistol and rifle cartridges)
bore, shotgun equivalent Ammunition for M1870 Italian Vetterli Ammunition for Swiss Vetterli rifle Dan Stigliano, ed. (2000). Accurate Smokeless Powders...
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ensuing political pressure to adopt a domestic design resulted in the Vetterli Model 1867, a bolt-action design utilizing a copy of the Winchester's tubular...
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The Type 38 rifle (三八式歩兵銃, sanhachi-shiki hoheijū) is a bolt-action service rifle that was used by the Empire of Japan predominantly during the Second...
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