Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by St-Étienne dated 1873 - Serial Q 4716 U.S. Helmets/Hats New Made Item: Manufactured in

New Made Item: Manufactured in a very limited quantity in the late 1990s these are the "top of the line" in Comb Morions

If only it could speak

indicating it was from the 2nd contract to the British government

service stripe

taking more than 300 prisoners

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by St-Étienne dated 1873 - Serial Q 4716 U.S. Helmets/Hats New Made Item: Manufactured inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Despite the fact that the French needle fire Chassepot rifle was far superior to the needle fire Prussian Dreyse rifle, the French took a swift and decisive beating in the war of 1870 71. In fairness to the French, the defeat was due to Napoleon III's foolhardiness in allowing himself to get captured at the Battle of Sedan and the show was then over. The Chassepot rifle of 1866 was a single shot bolt action rifle and