Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Mutzig dated 1868 with Bayonet - Serial D 279.59 m 000 of these initially at

000 of these initially at $19

but does show wear

This allows it to hold the square top in place

Included with each Pre WWI Tunic come a pair of very dark navy coveralls (pants) with wide red stripe down the outside of each leg denoting a "Royal Regiment"

Kansas - Born Yale

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Mutzig dated 1868 with Bayonet - Serial D 279.59 m 000 of these initially atOriginal 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. The Chassepot rifle of 1866 was a single shot bolt action rifle and