Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by St. Étienne dated 1869 U.S. Military Maps The top of the hanger

The top of the hanger below the clip has a brass "M" (M Legion) insignia attached

which may have been removed to preserve honor

as does the stock

The Shaft is a heavy steel spring with turned wood grip handle and a cast iron that is attached via a chain link and has 5 spikes

This is a model 1889 Danish officer military shako produced by the well known tailor C

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by St. Étienne dated 1869 U.S. Military Maps The top of the hangerOriginal Item: Only One Available. Despite the fact that the French needle fire Chassepot rifle was far superior to the needle fire Prussian Dreyse rifle, the French took a swift and decisive beating in the war of 1870 71. In fairness to the French, the defeat was due to Napoleon III's foolhardiness in allowing himself to get captured at the Battle of Sedan and the show was then over. The Chassepot rifle of 1866 was a single shot bolt action rifle and