Original French Modèle 1853/1869 17.55mm Tabatière Brass Breech Loading Conversion Rifle by St. Étienne - Dated 1855 German Military Maps The original front and rear

The original front and rear sights have both been replaced with those more suitable to a carbine length firearm

the blade is still sharp is nick free except for the very tip of the kissaki (point)

with some very interesting patterns

They supported the capture of Chartres

that color bled to the exterior

Original French Modèle 1853/1869 17.55mm Tabatière Brass Breech Loading Conversion Rifle by St. Étienne - Dated 1855 German Military Maps The original front and rearOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Civil War was a time for invention: hundreds of new better types of firearms were developed. In addition conversions of older weapons to work with new technology resulted in many brilliant ideas. The Americans, the British, and many other countries throughout Europe took full advantage of these changes. The British, with a large Empire to protect, developed the SNIDER Breech loading Rifle, although Jacob