Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1877 U.S. Militaria a short time later

a short time later

This is a very nice condition example of a Colt Navy percussion revolver manufactured in 1864

5x50mm Arisaka cartridges as the Type 38 rifle infantry rifle

and eventually in double action as well

occasionally resulting in feed failures

Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1877 U.S. Militaria a short time laterOriginal 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