Chassepot Needle Gun

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seen from United States
seen from United States
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Chassepot Needle Gun
The French Chassepot was a needle gun, here is where the needle would come out from
Each marking on this Chassepot Needle Gun tells a story, although the details of most of them are lost to me.
The long view, French style
Seral number on the bayonet of a Chassepot Needle Gun
Internal mechanism of a Chassepot Needle Gun
Chassepot ready to go to the front
The Chassepot was a “needle gun”.