Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Châtellerault dated 1872 - Matching Serial C 75249 French Flags We have seen other examples

We have seen other examples of private purchase bayonets and knives with this stamping

The striking advantage to the Cooper was it's ability to shot from both single action and double action

The blade is almost fully still bright

This is a very nice early example of a genuine very early production WWII Front-Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Châtellerault dated 1872 - Matching Serial C 75249 French Flags We have seen other examplesOriginal 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