Original French Fusil Gras 11mm Model 1874 M80 - Camel Gun French Flags 5mm (4 Bore) signal pistols

5mm (4 Bore) signal pistols were issued to Luftwaffe aircrews in order to give them a method of communication that did not rely on their radio transmitters

The rifle comes complete with cleaning rod and with at least ¼ inch of the original "needle" firing pin in the bolt head still present that is unusual

The French were sharing control until 1884 when the Egyptian Army rebelled and France left England to handle the problem

Dated from the end of the 19th century in grained cast bronze

Original French Fusil Gras 11mm Model 1874 M80 - Camel Gun French Flags 5mm (4 Bore) signal pistolsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a 27" barrel short rifle with short backsight almost certainly produced for colonial service in North Africa. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 M80 was a French service rifle of the 19th century. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot breech loading rifle by colonel Basile Gras. This was France's first metallic cartridge rifle replacing the needle fire Chassepot