Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Gras Infantry Converted Balloon Troop Rifle - Made in 1871 US Civil War T/5 Stanley Hloucha

T/5 Stanley Hloucha

who were one of the groups faced by the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Afghan War

as expressed in a letter from the United States Bureau of Alcohol

Throughout all these engagements they were armed with Brown Bess muskets

Also included is the original leather carry/storage case along with the original testing cord complete with all connections and prongs

Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Gras Infantry Converted Balloon Troop Rifle - Made in 1871 US Civil War T/5 Stanley HlouchaOriginal 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. 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