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Mle 1866 Chassepot needle fire rifle in 11mm.
Same rifle with the bolt open to show the India rubber annular obturating washer on the chamber end of the bolt that provided a combustion seal (of sorts for a while).
Another Mle 1866 Chassepot needle fire rifle in 11mm.
Another Mle 1866 Chassepot needle fire rifle in 11mm missing the bolt and cleaning rod but still a neat old rifle.
Mle 1866 Chassepot needle fire carbine in 11mm.
1874 Gras rifle, bolt action in 11 x 59 mm center fire
1874/14 Gras rifle, bolt action in 8 x 51 mm center fire (emergency conversion of surviving Gras rifles)
French "trainer" in 22 rim fire. Missing the cleaning rod but in great shape otherwise.
1886 trainer rifle in 22 rim fire. Missing the cleaning rod.
1886 Lebel rifle in 8 mm with tube feed
1886 Lebel carbine in 8 mm with tube feed. Modified in 1935 from rifles while waiting for the MAS 36 tooling to be completed. This one has the front barrel band missing.
Another 1886 Lebel carbine in 8 mm with tube feed. This one is complete.
1892/16 Berthier Musketoon with 1916 five shot clip loaded magazine. Cleaning rod channel on left side of stock filled in with wood strip.
1892/27 Berthier Musketoon with three shot clip loaded magazine and cleaning rod channel wood filled
1892 Berthier Musketoon with three shot clip loaded magazine and a cleaning rod still in the channel on the left side of the stock
1896 Daudeteau carbine in 6.5 mm. Temporary French flirtation with 6.5 mm. Tried from 1896 to 1897, they were abandoned in favor of the Berthier series in 8 mm Lebel.
1902 Berthier Rifle with three shot clip loaded magazine
1916 Berthier Rifle with five shot clip loaded magazine
MAS 1936 bolt action rifle in 7.5 x 54 mm with rod bayonet stored in forestock under the barrel
MAS 1936/51 bolt action rifle with rod bayonet stored in forestock under the barrel and integral grenade launcher and sight. 7.5 x 54 mm.
Mas 49/56 semi automatic in 7.5 x 54 mm equiped with grenade launcher and telescopic sight as well as optional "night sights".
