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The pommel is a nickel plated brass skull with excellent detail
The rotating crosshead is mostly all brass and bears multiple numerical markings and much of the paint has been removed from the brass so these markings are quite evident
It features a "captured" ramrod
arrived after an eight-week 400 mi (640 km) forced march from Oflag 64 in Szubin
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Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Infantry Rifle by St. Etiénne with Bayonet & Scabbard - Dated 1877 Military Maps The pommel is a nickelOriginal item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 M80 was one of the primary French service rifle of the late 19th century. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot Mle 1866 breech loading rifle, developed by Colonel Basile Gras. The first examples were in fact conversions of the Chassepot, replacing the needle fire system with a bolt action one. This is an excellent example of the Fusil Gras