Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 with Brass Mounts - Dated 1883 U.S. Machine Guns In expert hands

In expert hands

and it is usually seen only in museum collections

Sizes (no size choice) most caps are sizes US 7 to 7 ¼ and are offered in used vintage condition

she remained in the Tokyo Bay area supporting the occupation forces

with actual footage from the National Archives

Original French Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 with Brass Mounts - Dated 1883 U.S. Machine Guns In expert handsOriginal item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 M80 was a French service rifle of the 19th century. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot breech loading rifle by Colonel Basile Gras. The standard Gras infantry rifle had all steel furniture and the use of brass was reserved for weapons designed for Colonial Service as tropical conditions often hastened oxidation of the steel. This is a 7"