Original French MLE 1866-74 Gras Infantry Converted Rifle Made in 1874 - Matching Serial FG 94447 New Items or "Kanemune made this at

or "Kanemune made this at Seki (arsenal)"

J PLACE 3rd Northumberland V

He started the war in Company D of 194th Glider Infantry Regiment 17th Airborne Division and was credited with invasion by Glider in the Rhineland campaign and fighting in the Central Europe Campaign through the end of the war and occupation of Germany

Very good screws and pins throughout

On the day of the evacuation

Original French MLE 1866-74 Gras Infantry Converted Rifle Made in 1874 - Matching Serial FG 94447 New Items or "Kanemune made this atOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 was a French service rifle of the 19th century. The first Gras rifles used by the French Army were a conversion to center fire 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