Gun Collectors Dream Auction 63 Day One
Lot 342:
Up Next We Have an Antique Fusil Gras French MLE 1866-74 M80 Sporter Rifle, No Background Check Required. The left side of the receiver marked St. ?tienne MLE 1866 – 74 / M80 indicating manufacture at the government arsenal at St. Etienne. The rifle has arsenal proofs on most parts, and also is marked S.1873 S.81 indicating that it was originally manufactured as a Chassepot in 1873, an then converted to Gras in 1881.
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