Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1877 U.S. Militaria a short time later

a short time later

100% cotton canvas in OD#3

It was adopted officially as MP35 by the Wehrmacht

occasionally resulting in feed failures

This is an unaltered Model 1890 Turkish Mauser sword bayonet retaining the full length 18" blade with blood gutter down each side

Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Camel Carbine Converted to Gras in 1877 U.S. Militaria a short time laterOriginal 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