Original French Modèle 1866-74 Gras Converted Rifle by St. Etiénne Serial Q 83673 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1873 Nepalese Cache Extras Robert Henry Kirkland Whiteley

Robert Henry Kirkland Whiteley

- Brass Trigger Guard

The battalion took part in fighting on the East Central Front and Western Front of the Jamestown Line for the remainder of the war

the expected moth nips present on the wool

The large panels were probably originally "fire blued" however now they have faded to a lovely black oxidized patina

Original French Modèle 1866-74 Gras Converted Rifle by St. Etiénne Serial Q 83673 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1873 Nepalese Cache Extras Robert Henry Kirkland WhiteleyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 was a French service rifle of the 19th century. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot breech loading rifle by Colonel Basile Gras. This example was originally a needle fire Chassepot, the French ignition system introduced in 1866. It was a single shot bolt action rifle and was among the best of its kind at the type, being superior to the