Original French MLE 1866-74 Gras Infantry Converted Rifle Made in 1874 - Matching Serial FG 94447 New Items After the 115th Infantry was

After the 115th Infantry was repulsed while attacking across the Ellé towards the key road junction of Saint-Lô

Over the chamber it is marked CROWN / ERFURT /1893

with an assault on Japanese forces in a jungle redoubt called the Matanikau River Pocket

These are an awe inspiring matching pair of flintlock pistols that measure19 1/2" overall with 12 1/2" chiseled barrels

He started the war in Company D of 194th Glider Infantry Regiment 17th Airborne Division and was credited with invasion by Glider in the Rhineland campaign and fighting in the Central Europe Campaign through the end of the war and occupation of Germany

Original French MLE 1866-74 Gras Infantry Converted Rifle Made in 1874 - Matching Serial FG 94447 New Items After the 115th Infantry wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 was a French service rifle of the 19th century. The first Gras rifles used by the French Army were a conversion to center fire 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