Original Swiss Infanteriegewehr Model 1863 Military Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger - Circa 1865 U.S. Civil War and in 1918 started attempting

and in 1918 started attempting to fight its way out to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East

which would be VERY difficult to improve upon

medal ribbons and large red and gold sash

and displays very beautifully with the helmet

- Bugbee’s 1951 Armed Forces ID card

Original Swiss Infanteriegewehr Model 1863 Military Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger - Circa 1865 U.S. Civil War and in 1918 started attemptingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting example of what we believe to be a Swiss Infanteriegewehr (Infantry Rifle) Model 1863, the first Swiss army service rifle to feature a rifled barrel. There had previously been the very similar Feldstutzer 1851, the first the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, however it was only issued in limited numbers. Like other Swiss infantry