Original French Modèle 1866-74 M80 Gras Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Serial AB 59934 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1873 Martini-Henry Bayonets this example still has a

this example still has a lot of the nickel plating still retained

so the trigger sometimes fails to move back to the forward position

from tree to tree

but as far as we can tell

Original French Modèle 1866-74 M80 Gras Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Serial AB 59934 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1873 Martini-Henry Bayonets this example still has aOriginal 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