Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1873 - Matching Serial P 69598 Price_$-00 - $30 Through the organisational skills of

Through the organisational skills of the governor of the Bank of England

During his time with the 102nd during the Rhineland and Central-European Campaigns

We believe these few originals must have been in the possession of a private individual at the outbreak of the War

Making these special silk cords could take many months of steady work

He would also invest some $100

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1873 - Matching Serial P 69598 Price_$-00 - $30 Through the organisational skills ofOriginal 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