The Chassepot (pronounced /ˈʃæspoʊ/ SHAS-poh), officially known as Fusil modèle 1866, was a bolt-action military breechloading rifle. It is famous for...
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Needle gun (section Chassepot)
cartridges, such as the Berdan rifle. The Chassepot was named after its inventor, Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833–1905), who, from 1857 onwards, had constructed...
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Chassepot to FAMAS: French Military Rifles, 1866–2016 is a 2019 book by Ian McCollum about the history of French military rifles. Chassepot to FAMAS was...
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cartridge adaptation of the single-shot, breech-loading, black powder Chassepot rifle. It was developed from 1872 to 1874 as a response to the German...
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often mutinous. French infantry were equipped with the breech-loading Chassepot rifle, one of the most modern mass-produced firearms in the world at the...
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dedicated the following hymn to their revolution: On l'a tuée à coups de chassepot, A coups de mitrailleuse, Et roulée avec son drapeau Dans la terre argileuse...
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Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833–1905) was a French inventor and gunsmith. Born in 1833 in the town of Mutzig in Alsace, he is best known for inventing...
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installed and the first military standardized bolt-action rifle, the Chassepot, was produced from 1866 on, then the Gras rifle after 1874. The MAC-designed...
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shell. This weapon system was recognized as ballistically inferior to the Chassepot rifle, therefore it was used by second line troops and in defensive roles...
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The Independent. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2023. Philippe Chassepot (May 19, 2017). "Greg Gonzalez, Texan décomplexé". Le Temps (in French)...
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