Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Gendarmerie Carbine by St. Etiénne with Brass Fittings & Sling - Dated 1879 21st Century forced a crossing

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It was translated and summarized for IMA by fluent German speaker and military historian John Capasso

Then they told us we were going in the attack the next morning

A rare sleeper

Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Gendarmerie Carbine by St. Etiénne with Brass Fittings & Sling - Dated 1879 21st Century forced a crossingOriginal item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 M80 was one of the primary French service rifle of the late 19th century. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot Mle 1866 breech loading rifle, developed by Colonel Basile Gras. The first examples were in fact conversions of the Chassepot, replacing the needle fire system with a bolt action one. This is a fantastic example of the Fusil Gras