Original French Fusil Mle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Rare Maker with Bayonet - Dated 1870/71 Brunswick Guns Stevens Arms & Tool Co

Stevens Arms & Tool Co

The 39-inch barrel bears British proof marks along with "CHATHAM

well after the end of the war in Europe

The blade is an extremely nice example

Original French Fusil Mle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Rare Maker with Bayonet - Dated 1870/71 Brunswick Guns Stevens Arms & Tool CoOriginal 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