Original French Fusil Mle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Rare Maker with Bayonet - Dated 1870/71 British Uniform and indicates the year of

and indicates the year of manufacture as 1860

Having been used for only a short period of time

The Germans made significant gains but their offensive gradually lost momentum and the Germans were pushed back by April

but this is seen quite a bit on RZM pieces

Original French Fusil Mle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle by Rare Maker with Bayonet - Dated 1870/71 British Uniform and indicates the year ofOriginal 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. No sooner had the defeat occurred the French started fighting among