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A book review that should interest Arch

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:09 am
by DuncaninFrance
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Re: A book review that should interest Arch

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 4:02 pm
by ArchFluffy
While not the same as the Swiss Vetterli I have, it might be an interesting book.

The Swiss developed the rifle in 1868 (I think) and the Italians adopted a version of it in 1870. The cool part of the Italian history is that they were pressed into service for the first world war as a stop-gap measure due to arms shortages. I wonder how much use they had.

Thank you, Duncan!

-ArchFluffy

Re: A book review that should interest Arch

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 4:55 pm
by DuncaninFrance
My pleasure Arch :bigsmile: