Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Artillery Carbine by Châtellerault with Brass Fittings & Bayonet - Dated 1876 ZB 26-ZB 30 The stacked leather handle was

The stacked leather handle was replaced with a lovely stag horn

when the Marine Corps made the doctrinal decision that the Raiders had outlived their original mission

We were fortunate enough to find out that he received the Purple Heart for wounds received on October 15

but it displays exceptionally well

Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 Artillery Carbine by Châtellerault with Brass Fittings & Bayonet - Dated 1876 ZB 26-ZB 30 The stacked leather handle wasOriginal 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