Original 19th Century French Minié-Cordier Percussion Training Rifle - circa 1860 French Field Equipment which is maker marked and

which is maker marked and dated 1916 and BERLIN on its reverse

On the 28th

we mean remains

with the factory cross graining visible in many areas

but could easily be re-stitched by any Shoe Maker

Original 19th Century French Minié-Cordier Percussion Training Rifle - circa 1860 French Field Equipment which is maker marked andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a French Mini Cordier Percussion Training Rifle, as used during the 1860's. These were intended to teach young fresh recruits to overcome their fear of of the detonating percussion cap when discharging the standard French Infantry Rifle. For months these recruits drilled with these Mini Cordier training rifles that moved the nipple placement from directly new the right eye to half way up