Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by St-Étienne dated 1873 - Serial P 91837 Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia It is fully steel mounted

It is fully steel mounted and does bear a maker marking on the lock plate: LEMILLE / A LIEGE

The lining is nicely gold embossed HOBSON & SONS

decided to adopt the V-B rather than wait for the British Army

at which time I was ordered to await arrival of our first battalion

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by St-Étienne dated 1873 - Serial P 91837 Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia It is fully steel mountedOriginal 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