Original French Chassepot Modèle 1866/73 Bolt Action Rifle Centerfire Converted by Kynoch with Bayonet MG 34 Feed Assembly It has a large green

It has a large green blunderbuss shaped horn tube and is still painted in the original green and black colors

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In another major military antiques discovery

Original French Chassepot Modèle 1866/73 Bolt Action Rifle Centerfire Converted by Kynoch with Bayonet MG 34 Feed Assembly It has a large greenOriginal Item: Only One Available. The French government converted their Chassepot Needle Guns to accommodate more modern ammunition after the original configuration proved itself to be unreliable in battle. For political and economic reasons, France did not select the patented Mauser conversion; instead, this work was carried out by the Kynoch Gun Factory of Aston, England. In 1873, France contracted with the Kynoch Gun Factory of Aston, England to