Chassepot - Wikipedia
The Chassepot (pronounced / ˈʃæspoʊ / SHAS-poh), officially known as Fusil modèle 1866, was a bolt-action military breechloading rifle. It is famous for having been the arm of the French forces in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.
This Old Gun: Model 1866 Chassepot - American Rifleman
2021年2月23日 · Armed with its Model 1866 Chassepot, one of the earliest bolt-action designs, the French military under Napoleon III was reckoned to be unbeatable.
I Have This Old Gun: Chassepot Rifle - American Rifleman
2024年1月10日 · France, in the mid-1860s, took a revolutionary leap forward with the development of the Chassepot, which incorporated a bolt-action mechanism similar to the designs seen on bolt-action rifles...
Chassepot Model 1866 Bolt-Action Rifle - NRA Museum
Chassepot Model 1866 Bolt-Action Rifle. This French Needle Gun was modified by Paul Mauser to accommodate metallic cartridge center-fire ammunition. As part of the conversion, Mauser incorporated a cam-action self-cocking bolt of his own design.
Chassepot Model 1866 Bolt-Action Rifle (1) - NRA Museum
The original Norris-Mauser rifle, although superior to its predecessors, lacked the means for cocking the action aside from through operation of the bolt. Realizing the advantages to this feature, Paul Mauser once again modified a Chassepot rifle and included an experimental prototype bolt with a hook-shaped manual cocking piece that was a ...
Chassepot rifle | Gun Wiki - Fandom
The Chassepot Rifle, named for its designer Antonie Alphonse Chassepot, was a French bolt action rifle, developed in response to the growing use of breechloading firearms with box magazines and tubular magazines across the world. The Chassepot served the French Army from 1867 to 1874 and saw...
The Chassepot Model 1866 Rifle - Powder & Lead
The Chassepot Model 1866, officially known as Fusil modèle 1866, was a significant milestone in firearm technology. This groundbreaking bolt-action military rifle was the primary service weapon of the French Army during the late 19th century.
Chassepot: Best of the Needle Rifles - Forgotten Weapons
2019年5月3日 · The Chassepot fired an 11mm bullet at about 1350 fps (410 m/s), which was substantially higher velocity than the Dreyse. It was more accurate and had a substantially longer effective range. The French would produce about 1.5 million Chassepot rifles, most of them before the Franco-Prussian War.
The Modèle 1866 Chassepot – an illustrated history researched by …
The Chassepot, named after its designer, Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833–1905), and formally known as Fusil Modèle 1866, was employed to great effect by French forces in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, initiating the modern age of …
Chassepot - AceArchive
2023年2月24日 · The Chassepot rifle was a bolt-action, breechloading military rifle designed by Antoine Alphonse Chassepot in 1866, and marked the start of modern bolt-action, breechloading military rifles. Replacing an assortment of Minié muzzleloading rifles and Tabatière rifles, the Chassepot was the arm of the French forces in the Franco-Prussian War of ...