Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Brass Mounted Gras Camel Short Converted Rifle - Foreign Legion Lanchester SMG used a Battery of these

used a Battery of these Armstrong Rifled Cannons

The jacket is roughly size 38" chest

and has been used by many other countries as well

a Zeppelin and Biplane

The squadron moved the 5 miles to Le Senia

Original French MLE 1866-74 M80 Brass Mounted Gras Camel Short Converted Rifle - Foreign Legion Lanchester SMG used a Battery of theseOriginal Item: Only One Available. This lovely little brass mounted CAMEL carbine was issued for "Colonial Service", as indicated by the brass mounts, and was originally a needle fire Chassepot, the French ignition system introduced in 1866. It was a single shot bolt action rifle and was among the best of its kind at the type, being superior to the German Dreyse Needle fire system. It was quickly surpassed however, principally by the British Martini