Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1880 with Bayonet U.S. Ammo This nice example comes complete

This nice example comes complete with all German WWII issue parts including a bakelite butt-stock

These loose fitting sage green herringbone twill (HBT) cotton pants feature

In actual practice

which was fitted with recoil springs to take firing loads off the bipod

The trigger is hung in a box

Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1880 with Bayonet U.S. Ammo This nice example comes completeOriginal 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. No sooner had the defeat occurred the French started fighting among