Original French Modèle 1866-74 Gras Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Serial B 87920 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1871 Japanese Antique Guns though does have some cracking

though does have some cracking and deterioration

The Stanhope Memorandum of December 1888 introduced a Mobilization Scheme for Volunteer units

A very nice antique hammer shotgun

How much modification they received would depend on the current configuration of the carbine when received back at arsenal

Original French Modèle 1866-74 Gras Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Serial B 87920 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1871 Japanese Antique Guns though does have some crackingOriginal 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