Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Infantry Rifle by Tulle Arsenal Serial I 87645 with Bayonet & Scabbard - Dated 1878 Stencils RLB was dissolved by the

RLB was dissolved by the Allied Powers after the end of World War II

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Further research tell us that James Wedderburn Webster was quite the London socialite

Drum was the twelfth of the Gato class but was the first completed and the first to enter combat in World War II

Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Infantry Rifle by Tulle Arsenal Serial I 87645 with Bayonet & Scabbard - Dated 1878 Stencils RLB was dissolved by theOriginal 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