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Bolt-action rifle
Vetterli Model 1870
Vetterli-Vitali rifle M1870/87
Type
Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin
Kingdom of Italy
Service history
In service
1871–1950s
Used by
See Users
Wars
Mahdist War Macedonian Struggle First Italo-Ethiopian War Boxer Rebellion Irish revolutionary period World War I Russian Civil War Turkish Revolution Second Italo-Ethiopian War Chaco War Spanish Civil War World War II
Production history
No. built
1,500,000
Variants
M1870/87 and M1870/87/15
Specifications
Mass
M1870/87: 10.19 lb (4.62 kg) M1870/87/15: 10.19 lb (4.62 kg)
The M1870 Vetterli was the Italian service rifle from 1870 to 1891. In 1887, it would be modified into the repeating M1870/87 Italian Vetterli-Vitali variant. The Vetterli rifle used the 10.4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. Some Vetterli rifles would later be converted into 6.5×52mm Carcano during World War I. Despite being supplanted by the Carcano rifle, it continued to see use in Italian service and abroad.
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Global Information
Kingdom of Italy