School Rifle Type Gras Carabine. Military Supplies Company

SCHOOL RIFLE, GRAS TYPE. Sté. Gle de Fournitures Militaires
France, 19th century.
Steel, iron, wood
Total length: 113 cm - Barrel length: 69.5 cm - Muzzle diameter: 14.2 mm

Gras-type breech block, marked D 134 and SF stamp in a rectangle. The firing pin is flat.
Steel barrel, sealed with an iron plug, with front sight, bayonet lug, and micrometric rear sight.
All fittings are stamped 134 and have inspection stamps.
Hinged cap.
Long-barreled walnut stock; hinged at the butt. The latter is marked Sté. Gle. De FOURNITURES MILITAIRES PARIS on one side and 134 on the other.
Iron ramrod.

Mint condition. Collector's label numbered 49.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

Ref.: 6143

This collector's weapon is classified as a category D collector's weapon under Article L311-2 of the French Internal Security Code. It may be freely acquired and possessed. Please note that its sale to minors is prohibited.