Original French MLE 1874 M80 Brass Mounted Gras Camel Short Rifle by St. Étienne with Berber Decorations - dated 1879 Category_Night Sights it has sori (curvature)

it has sori (curvature)

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There are areas of dryness and flaking

However it presents magnificently

or fire and hope that the grenade acted as a giant slow bullet

Original French MLE 1874 M80 Brass Mounted Gras Camel Short Rifle by St. Étienne with Berber Decorations - dated 1879 Category_Night Sights it has sori (curvature)Original Item: Only One Available. This lovely little brass mounted CAMEL SHORT RIFLE CARBINE was issued for "Colonial Service" in North Africa, as indicated by the brass mounts, and was originally produced as a MLE1874 "Gras" rifle, later shortened for colonial service. However, after that it looks to have been acquired by nomadic Berbers in North Africa, who modified the carbine quite a bit, removing the bayonet stand and adding lots of metal