Original French WWI Rare First Model Colonial Troops (Tiraullieurs) Dark Blue Tunic - Only Worn For 1 Year Receiver 5 in) in diameter

5 in) in diameter

22cal Model 1 clone features a 3 1/8" barrel and serial number 14913

1) A Glossary of the Construction

and the number 17 in the center of the "shield" is for the 17th Infantry Regiment

Original French WWI Rare First Model Colonial Troops (Tiraullieurs) Dark Blue Tunic - Only Worn For 1 Year Receiver 5 in) in diameterOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic early WWI uniform for the French Colonial Troops, also known as a Tirailleur. A tirailleur, in the Napoleonic era, was a type of light infantry trained to skirmish ahead of the main columns. Later, the term "tirailleur" was used by the French Army as a designation for indigenous infantry recruited in the French colonial territories during the 19th and 20th centuries, or for metropolitan units