“To be honest, I haven’t found any information about its use in WWII. Only its use before and after (up until around 1972). Therefore, I assume that the 1869 Swiss Vetterli may have been used in WWII as well—but only in small numbers.”
- manufacturer was SIG and Waffenfabrik Bern
- designed by Johann-Friedrich Vetterli
- ≈ 36.700 were made
- length was 51.18 inches (1300mm)
- barrel length was 33.15 inches (842mm)
- uses 10.4×38mm Swiss Rimfire Black-powder rimfire rimmed metallic cartridge with 11-round tubular magazine
