Original French MLE 1866-74 Gras Converted Rifle by Tulle with Saber Bayonet by Mutzig - Dated 1870 Japanese Military Maps 5 scabbard was retained for

5 scabbard was retained for use with the No

these disks remain essentially as active as when they were made in the 1943

along with an Eagle / 28 inspection stamp

the escutcheon plate was discarded

The leather chin strap is still intact

Original French MLE 1866-74 Gras Converted Rifle by Tulle with Saber Bayonet by Mutzig - Dated 1870 Japanese Military Maps 5 scabbard was retained forOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 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 example was originally a needle fire Chassepot, the French ignition system introduced in 1866. It was a single shot bolt action rifle and was among the best of its kind at the type, being superior to the