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Vetterli Rifle
The Vetterli rifle is a system designed by Swiss riflemaker Johann-Friedrich Vetterli. Vetterli rifles served in the Swiss army from 1869 to 1890 (M1869/70, M1871, M1878, M1881 versions, both rifles and carbines). The Italian army also adopted this rifle as the M1870 (single-shot version, in 10.35x47mm R) and later put on service a modified version known as the Vetterli-Vitali equipped with a four-round box magazine designed by Giuseppe Vitali, also found on the Beaumont-Vitali Rifle (M1870/87 in 10.35x47mm R and M1870/87/15, converted to 6.5x52mm). During World War I, a party of Vetterli-Vitali rifles were purchased by Russia. The Vetterli Rifle was gradually replaced by the Schmidt-Rubin Rifle as the standard service rifle for the Swiss Army in the 1890s.
Vetterli rifles can be identified by the unique shape of its trigger guard.
Specifications
Repetiergewehr Vetterli, Modell 1869/70
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 10.4 mmR Swiss
Weight: 4.6 kg (10.1 lb)
Length: 1.3 m (51.18 in)
Barrel length: 842 mm (33.14 in)
Capacity: 11-round tubular magazine
The Vetterli Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Vetterli Rifle
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finances of the Grand Duke (Die Finanzen des Großherzogs) | A conspirator | Supposedly M69/70 | 1924 | |
| Frontier (Aerograd) | A sectant | Rifle of unclear model | 1935 | |
| Boris Dobronravov | Aniky Shabanov | Converted shotgun | ||
| Is Paris Burning? | Roland Armontel | An elderly French Resistance fighter | Swiss M69/70 rifle | 1966 |
| The Last Hunt (Poslednyaya okhota) | Afanasiy Trishkin | Schulz | Sporterized M69/70 | 1980 |
| Serenity | Weston Nathanson | A bank clerk | Swiss Carbine M69/70 | 2005 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Priklyucheniya Sherloka Holmsa i doktora Vatsona) | Nikolai Kryukov | Colonel Sebastian Moran | Sporterized rifle based on Vetterli system | 1980 |
| Vitaly Solomin | Dr. Watson | |||
| Boryslav Brondukov | Inspector Lestrade |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Empire of Corpses | Nikolai Krasotkin, Ulysses Simpson Grant | 2015 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt: Showdown | Vetterli 71 Karabiner | Scope and bayonet available | Vetterli M1869/71 Carbine | 2018 |
Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Death Ray (Luch smerti) | M1870/87, seen on the ground | 1925 | ||
| Do Not Set Traps for Leshiy... (Ne stavte Leshemu kapkany...) | A bandit | Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 | 1981 | |
| The Winter Hut on the Studyonaya (Zimovye na Studyonoy) | Dmitri Nalivaichuk | Liodor | Converted shotgun, probably based on M1870/70 | 1986 |
| Yuriy Dubrovin | Mikhey Zotych |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 1 | M1870/87 and M1870/87 Carbine. Introduced in "In the Name of the Tsar" DLC (2017) | 2016 |
Vetterli M1870/87/15
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Caviar | A German soldier | Model 1870/87/15 | 1961 |