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Chassepot Rifle. Material: wood, metal. Size: 51 1/2" L. x 4 3/4" W. at butt plate, Stock 44 3/4" L. Description: metal butt plate; two metal straps hold barrel to stock; stamped on barrel and bolt: "A4933"; two sling loops, one on stock and the other attached to ring holding barrel to stock. Metal rod 34 3/4" L. stored under barrel.Context
Research by Gary Taylor 12/2/1992: Model - Chassepot Model 1866 French bolt action service rifle. Caliber - 11 mm (.434) Place of Mfg - France ( Probably Paris) Date of Mfg - 1867 Ammunition - Self contained paper Ctg. Notes: Forerunner to modern bolt action rifle - sometimes referred to as a needle gun, because of its use of a needle to fire the ctg. Cleaned and researched by Gary Taylor 12/2/1992.
On Friday, January 3, 2014 10:39 AM, I'm Russ Frazier, donor of a French Chassepot rifle and a former resident of Waseca. I was Soil Scientist at the U MN Experiment Station from 1966 to 1971. It must have been about 1970 when someone in the area gave me that old rifle, I can't recall who. I identified it; it was a Chassepot, and had a strange way of igniting the charge by a "needle", a long, sharp piece that stuck out the front of the bolt. As I recall, the "needle" which should been at the front of the bolt was broken off. I remember that I gave it to the Hist. Assn.Cataloged By
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Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyCreate Date
September 10, 1993Update Date
November 21, 2024