Posted on 05/19/2013 9:56:21 AM PDT by marktwain
Swiss Vetterli Carbine Circa 1870
This Vetterli carbine was turned in very early on May 18, 2013, at the Phoenix gun turn in event. I photographed it on the turn in table at about 8:09 am. I cannot Identify it further, and this is the only picture that I have. Does anyone know if this is an original carbine, or is it a later conversion? The rifle was manufactured about 1870.
Dean Weingarten
There is probably some owner out there who is still checking pawn shops for his gun.
I was just thinking to myself, if any of them were honest people, they’d tell the owner of that antique firearm to go to a reputable dealer and see how much they could get for it. But, so few police are honest, and the ex-owner of that fine firearm got screwed over pretty bad.
10.4mm Swiss rim fire ammo was last produced before WWII. A single round runs $25 and it likely won’t fire.
Thank goodness this dangerous assault rifle (12 rd magazine) was taken off our streets!
All Swiss Vetterli carbines are conversions of rifles. The true cavalry carbines were Steyrs of a totally different design.
It’s worth a few hundred bucks. This is what the Swiss Army was using when we still had single-shot trapdoor Springfields.
There is a way to convert them to centerfire, but you still have to make the ammo.
“All Swiss Vetterli carbines are conversions of rifles. The true cavalry carbines were Steyrs of a totally different design.”
True, but I think there were some “official” carbines made from rifles, and a lot of unofficial carbines that were made later.
“It’s worth a few hundred bucks. This is what the Swiss Army was using when we still had single-shot trapdoor Springfields.”
Yes. The first magazine fed bolt action rifle. It was so successful, the Swiss never had to use it in combat. A military rifle can hardly be more successful than that... though you could argue that success could be measured by how many other countries adopt your design...
Couple of months ago woman brought WW 2 German Sturm
Gewehr to a gun buy back.
Cops did not destroy it, but gave back to her to sell as
is worth about $25,000.........
Hard telling which antique model it is but here is a site with all things Swiss
http://www.swissrifles.com/vetterli/
and info on Swiss and other old rifles here:
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewforum.php?f=37&sid=3e2131d54d1ff7f7167ef497725b55f4
Yes, I was talking about arsenal conversions and not Bubba conversions
Yes, I’m doing that with one of mine.
Yes and no. He was ignorant enough or PC enough to take his guy to a "buyback" instead of engaging in normal commerce in the first place, so don't feel too sorry for him. Feel sorry that someone wiser didn't have possession of the rifle.
I had some (and an original box!) and now I can’t find it!
The AZ Governor just signed a Law that weapons turned in to Police will be resold to fund the local Police Departments.
The only Guns they will destroy are ones that are unsafe.
AZ is still a Free State thank God (and Governor Brewer).
deodand = good word.
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