1867 DATED FRENCH NEEDLE FIRE CHASPOT RIFLE
Stock No. 118428
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AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE FRENCH FRANCO – PRUSSIAN WAR PERIOD CHASPOT RIFLE. RARE TO FIND STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL NEEDLE-FIRE PAPER CARTRIDGE FORMAT, MOST CONVERTED LATER TO METALLIC CARTRIDGE.. THE BOLT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, STILL WITH ITS LEATHER GAS SEAL AND PROTRUDING FIRING PIN. METALWORK IN GOOD CLEAN CONDITION, STILL IN THE WHITE AS MADE. NO RUST OR PITTING. NEAR MINT 11 mm RIFLED BORE. NO WOOD LOSS TO THE STOCK. WITH BOTH SWIVELS AND ORIGINAL CLEANING ROD.