Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1872 - Matching Serial No 32050 Sales Overall this sword is in

Overall this sword is in very nice condition with a bright nickel blade

which indicates Wilhelm Deumer of Lüdenscheid

The rear barrel band was therefore modified in 1890 to include a rear sight protector

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recording seven confirmed kills while losing 67 aircraft

Original French Model 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1872 - Matching Serial No 32050 Sales Overall this sword is 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