Original French Tabatière Breech Loading Rifle Converted to Shotgun for African Trade c.1880 Snider Rifle Parts It crossed the German border

It crossed the German border near Sittard

Pompier (firefighter) etymologically comes from the concept of pumping (water) & refers to the manual pumps that were originally used

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Wehrmacht Long Service Medal -12 Years

the surviving assault troops could not clear the heavily defended exits off the beach

Original French Tabatière Breech Loading Rifle Converted to Shotgun for African Trade c.1880 Snider Rifle Parts It crossed the German borderOriginal Item: One of a kind. Somewhat romantic, this is a French Tabatire, their equivalent of the Snider Rifle of the 1860s. It was converted after Military use to Single barrel half stocked Shot Guns specifically for the African Trade and selling to the ZULUS. In very neglected and abused condition, from long time storage, this is now JUST A DECORATOR, but may have an interesting history for YOU to create. Tabatire rifles are rare, much more so