Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1873 - Matching Serial No Q 3835 The Pacific on HBO Bears WWII Dates

Bears WWII Dates

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Set of four mugs show four different illustrations on the same historical WW2 theme with a lighthearted depiction of the forces of Great Britain during World War Two

The 39" barrel was slightly shortened to 38" due to muzzle wear from use which was not uncommon and totally correct

Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1873 - Matching Serial No Q 3835 The Pacific on HBO Bears WWII DatesOriginal 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