Antique Rifle

Discussion in 'Militaria' started by SeaGoat, Jul 27, 2022.

  1. SeaGoat

    SeaGoat Well-Known Member

    We're doing an estate sale and came across this old rifle.
    It's labeled as a Torre Annunziata with another stamp mark (U 6131), and 3 hallmarks, one being a star, one looks to be a shield with a crown, and I can't make out the last mark.

    These are the only pictures I got of it before I left this evening.

    Someone on another forum identified it as a 1878 Vetterli-Vitali Infantry Rifle 6.5 mm

    I'm getting estimations all over the place..
    $150-$300 and $700-$1200
    Visually it's in excellent condition, but I am not a firearms expert.

    Any ideas on a estimation?

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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    SOOO INTERESTING!!!! Those numbers......THAT first "U" really looks like it would rather be a 'horseshoe'....not positive what's going on with it!! The G 131 look fairly normal, to ME, though....
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    AND then that last mark, BELOW, wondering if it might be a wild boar....facing right???? But then if the rifle is from Italy, might have nothing to do with a wild boar!!

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    Last edited: Jul 27, 2022
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  3. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Little interest around here. Maybe $50 -100.
     
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    SOME of us are heading off to "sleepy time" right about now!!!!:happy::happy::happy::happy:
     
  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the mark on the right looks like an overstrike...:wideyed:
     
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