Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1880 with Bayonet German Uniforms It has the Cuirassier four-branch

It has the Cuirassier four-branch guard and the 1822 raised cap brass pommel

Stock is in near excellent condition with some minor dings and a couple very minor surface chips

Offered in remarkably good condition for over 130 years of age

5” in diameter

Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1880 with Bayonet German Uniforms It has the Cuirassier four-branchOriginal 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