Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Gras Infantry Converted Rifle - Made in 1871 Brown Bess Muskets Original Item: Original plated steel

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From the end of the Victorian era

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Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Gras Infantry Converted Rifle - Made in 1871 Brown Bess Muskets Original Item: Original plated steelOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 M80 was a French service rifle of the 19th century. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot breech loading rifle by Colonel Basile Gras. This example was originally a needle fire Chassepot, the French ignition system introduced in 1866. It was a single shot bolt action rifle and was among the best of its kind at the type, being superior to