Infantry rifle Chassepot model 1866, S 1873, caliber 11 mm. Round barrel with sides to the thunder, stamped and dated "S1873" with extended rise. Breech case "MANUFACTURE D'ARMES ST ETIENNE Mle 1866" Iron fittings. Walnut stock with stamp (minor wear and insect holes). Iron ramrod. Length barrel: 79 cm. Overall length: 130 cm. With its bayonet Chassepot. Blade engraved " Mre d'armes de St Etienne Juin 1873 ". Oxidations. A.B.E. The whole with the same number " Q 562 ".

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