Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Brass Mounted Gras Camel Short Rifle by Tulle serial H10595 - dated 1870 Japanese Artwork & Posters This is an excellent original

This is an excellent original inert example or a very hard to find ordnance piece from WW2

received the Medal of Honor for his actions during this campaign

and has lost much of the original bronze wash

even on the side plate

This is a very nice example of a late-war produced Type II "Take down" version of the legendary Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger-Messer

Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Brass Mounted Gras Camel Short Rifle by Tulle serial H10595 - dated 1870 Japanese Artwork & Posters This is an excellent originalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This lovely little brass mounted CAMEL SHORT RIFLE CARBINE was issued for "Colonial Service", as indicated by the brass mounts, and it definitely has had a long and interesting history! This carbine was actually originally produced as a Mle 1866 'Chassepot' Needle Fire rifle, and was then later converted to a Mle 1866 74 'Gras' Rifle. The left side of the receiver marked Tulle M80 next to MLE 1866 74 indicating