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Mauser 1910 model automatic pistol and a trench knife.
The pistol with bakelite grip. Serial number 2511.
Estimate €250-€350 £210-£300
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 291292
1914 Larne Vetterli-Vitali rifle.
A Vetterli rifle serial number “AC 5376” Converted
to a four shot repeating rifle in 1887 as indicated by a
cartouche on the right side of the butt stock. Stamped
twice with UVF ‘For God and Ulster’ badge to stock. With
bayonet. A rare and interesting piece.
The Vetterli rifle, named after its Swiss designer, Friedrich
Vetterli, was adopted by the Swiss army in 1868 and later
by the Italian military. Large numbers of these weapons
made their way into Ireland in 1914, including 4,600
which were imported during the Larne gun-running by
the Ulster Volunteer Force. Some were also used by the
Irish Volunteers during the 1916 Rising and the War of
Independence but few have survived today.
Estimate €600-€800 £510-£680
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 292