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Vetterli rifle
The Vetterli rifles were a series of Swiss army service rifles in use from 1869 to 1889, when they were replaced with Schmidt–Rubin rifles. Modified Vetterlis were also used by the Italian Army.
The Swiss Vetterli rifles combined the American Winchester Model 1866's tubular magazine with a regular bolt featuring for the first time two opposed rear locking lugs. This novel type of bolt was a major improvement over the simpler Dreyse and Chassepot bolt actions. The Vetterli was also the first repeating bolt-action rifle to
Vetterli
Vetterli may refer to:
- Vetterli rifle, series of Swiss Army service rifles
- M1870 Italian Vetterli, Italian service rifle
- Martin Vetterli (born 1957), Swiss electrical engineering academic