Italian Vetterli Model 1870/87 Carbine Caliber 10.4x47mmR

[Aragorn243]

They put these on sale and I took a chance on another RTI rifle last week and came out a winner again. I'm four for four. Rifle is in better shape than I expected to be honest. I haven't taken it apart yet but everything appears to be present and working. The only issue with it was the rear sight which had a bent pin and a crooked spring arm. Took about 10 minutes to fix.

It's filthy, the bore was dark but a few dry pads though it and it's shiny with strong rifling. Bayonet fit perfectly. No rust that I can see, not much finish either. Doesn't look like they wire wheeled it.

One issue with these that I'm aware of is at least two individuals got rifles with 6.5 bolts so that's the first thing you should check.

This is just the standard order, no $100 extra for hand select.

I really like the look of these little carbines.

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