Original French Fusil Mle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Rare Maker with Bayonet - Dated 1870/71 British Uniform with the leather in good

with the leather in good condition

which have the two additional screw bolsters on the side for butt stock attachment

and indicates the year of manufacture as 1860

Absolutely original that has not seen the light of day for maybe nearly 100 years

Original French Fusil Mle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Rare Maker with Bayonet - Dated 1870/71 British Uniform with the leather in goodOriginal 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