The French 1874 M80 Gras was a cartridge rifle developed from the 1866 Chassepot needle fire rifle, the Russians purchased a number of these rifles from the French early in WW1 due to critical shortages of rifles. The Russian used Gras are a rare rifle to find here in the US, this particular rifle is id'd by the Russian crylic character on the right front of the receiver that is believed to be a proof firing mark, the French mfg bayonet also has a Russian marking, the Sestroyetsk fletched arrow is stamped in the bayonet groove.
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