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1883 Dated Antique FRENCH TULLE ARSENAL Gras M1874/80 11mm MILITARY Rifle Pre-WORLD WAR I MILITARY Proofed INFANTRY Rifle
Guns International #: 103163801 Seller's Inventory #: 254019
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Cartridge
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
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Description:
1883 Dated Antique FRENCH TULLE ARSENAL Gras M1874/80 11mm MILITARY Rifle
Pre-WORLD WAR I MILITARY Proofed INFANTRY Rifle
Here we present an antique French Tulle Arsenal Gras Model 1874/80 Rifle, made circa 1883 at the armory in Tulle, France with a production run between 1874 and 1888. The Gras Modèle 1874 M80 was the primary French service rifle of the late 19th century. This rifle design was modified in 1880 as the M80 with an improved breechblock and in 1914 as the M14 to accommodate the 8×50mmR Lebel smokeless powder cartridge. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot breech-loading rifle by Colonel Basile Gras.
This rifle is chambered in 11mm and used black powder centerfire cartridges. It was a robust and hard-hitting single shot weapon. It was replaced by the Lebel rifle in 1886, the first rifle to use smokeless gunpowder. In the meantime, about 400,000 Gras rifles had been manufactured. The metallic-cartridge Gras was manufactured in response to the development of the metallic cartridge designed by Colonel Boxer in 1866 (Boxer cartridge), and the British 1870 Martini-Henry rifle. Those were soon emulated by the Germans with the 1871 Mauser.
The received is marked MANUFACTURE D'ARMES Tulle Mle 1874 over M80 on the receiver. The rifle has a clear issue date stamped into the barrel of E 1883.
The overall condition is good+. Original finish and patina. The action is excellent. The bore bright and sharply rifled with the exception of the last ½ inch at the muzzle. Numbers are mixed. The stock shows much use and remains solid. The bayonet is in nice shape and fits tight so a mallet is useful.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 32 inches.
Caliber: 11x59mm Gras
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1700
#254019
Price: $1,700.00
Antique: Yes