Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Artillery Carbine by Châtellerault with Brass Fittings & Bayonet - Dated 1876 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Shoulder pieces are of hexagonal

Shoulder pieces are of hexagonal pieces of iron sewn into a decorative fabric pattern

Mid- to late-war packing boxes were painted Olive Drab brown with white or yellow lettering that used the item's AIC code and a system of symbols to indicate the contents at a glance

Starting life between 1863 and 1873 this was manufactured as a CUP-FIRE Revolver

as opposed to a steel fitting

Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Artillery Carbine by Châtellerault with Brass Fittings & Bayonet - Dated 1876 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Shoulder pieces are of hexagonalOriginal 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 a very rare example of the Fusil Gras