MilsurpDan
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Got this last week with my M.1830 Percussion Rifle. Most of you have probably seen the more common Swiss Vetterli Rifles around shows or on various auction websites. Little known is that there are quite a few different models that the Swiss fielded or worked with, from the M1867 Prototypes, to the various and commonly faked carbines.
Like the M.1830 Musket I posted, the Swiss needed a new rifle to equip sharpshooters after the Vetterli was adopted. They decided to produce a shortened version of the long rifle, and add a curved buttplate and double set triggers. Compared to my extremely long and heavy M78/81, the M.71 Stutzer is a fairly balanced rifle.
Stutzer's are fairly rare in the U.S., and the production number's weren't very high to begin with. 15,000 were made by Eidgenössische Montier-Werstätte (Waffenfabrik, Bern).
This one isn't in as nice shape as my minty M.71/81, but I'd say it looks pretty good for being 143 years old. The bore looks great and all the numbers match. It should make a great shooter. I don't think I'm going to convert the bolt to centerfire. I have a spare bolt that I'm going to try and work with first. Unfortunately, I'd rather not try to shoot my full box of vintage Peter's .41 Swiss so I'll have to make my own ammo
Like the M.1830 Musket I posted, the Swiss needed a new rifle to equip sharpshooters after the Vetterli was adopted. They decided to produce a shortened version of the long rifle, and add a curved buttplate and double set triggers. Compared to my extremely long and heavy M78/81, the M.71 Stutzer is a fairly balanced rifle.
Stutzer's are fairly rare in the U.S., and the production number's weren't very high to begin with. 15,000 were made by Eidgenössische Montier-Werstätte (Waffenfabrik, Bern).
This one isn't in as nice shape as my minty M.71/81, but I'd say it looks pretty good for being 143 years old. The bore looks great and all the numbers match. It should make a great shooter. I don't think I'm going to convert the bolt to centerfire. I have a spare bolt that I'm going to try and work with first. Unfortunately, I'd rather not try to shoot my full box of vintage Peter's .41 Swiss so I'll have to make my own ammo