Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle - Dated 1867 Military Art on brass cleaning rod with

on brass cleaning rod with patch slot

and leather or fabric cords could be adjusted to provide a comfortable fit

Dummy rifles come complete with a new made FIRST model P-1903 Enfield double edged Bayonet (No Scabbard)

the victorious have the right to stroll the field looking for spoils to bring home to remind them of their Victory

Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle - Dated 1867 Military Art on brass cleaning rod withOriginal Item: Only One Available. Despite the fact that the French needle fire Chassepot rifle was far superior to the needle fire Prussian Dreyse rifle, the French took a swift and decisive beating in the war of 1870 71. In fairness to the French, the defeat was due to Napoleon III's foolhardiness in allowing himself to get captured at the Battle of Sedan and the show was then over. The Chassepot rifle of 1866 was a single shot bolt action rifle and