Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Infantry Rifle by Tulle Arsenal Serial I 87645 with Bayonet & Scabbard - Dated 1878 Japanese Field Gear It has been set up

It has been set up as a "display cutaway"

“Esbit” is a type of hexamine-based solid fuel invented in Germany in 1936

still in their original transport frame

There are also areas of light surface rust

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Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Infantry Rifle by Tulle Arsenal Serial I 87645 with Bayonet & Scabbard - Dated 1878 Japanese Field Gear It has been set upOriginal 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 very nice example of the Fusil Gras