Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Tulle dated 1868 - Matching Serial R 58369 British Documents & Books They cannot be converted to

They cannot be converted to an explosive devise and are not available for export

The "mobile" swas (hook crosses) on both sides are clear and still retain some of the original factory bright plating

many never before published

The metals are in good condition

however the fuze itself does still unscrew from the body

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Tulle dated 1868 - Matching Serial R 58369 British Documents & Books They cannot be converted toOriginal 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