Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 with Brass Mounts - Dated 1878 Military Equipment It is all bronze

It is all bronze

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and it also allows the magazine housing to be rotated 90 degrees to make the Sten package flat

This publication published in 2013 tells the story about how the trade worked and was carried out

Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 with Brass Mounts - Dated 1878 Military Equipment It is all bronzeOriginal item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 M80 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. The standard Gras infantry rifle had all steel furniture and the use of brass was reserved for weapons designed for Colonial Service as tropical conditions often hastened oxidation of the steel. This is 27"