"School Rifle Type Carabine Gras. F. Thibaut. Wooden Barrel"
SCHOOL RIFLE, CARABINE GRAS TYPE. F. THIBAUT. Wooden barrel
France, 19th century.
Iron, wood
Total length: 115 cm - Barrel length: 71 cm
Gras type breechblock, marked F. THIBAUT and Déposé. Solid wooden barrel All fittings are iron.
Capucine with a hinged barrel.
Wooden stock with a long fore-end; hinged at the butt. The butt is marked DEPOSE and bears the F. THIBAUT stamp in one circle, and the serial number 9 in the other.
Good condition.
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Ref.: 6147
This collector's weapon is, according to Article L311-2 of the French Internal Security Code, classified as a collector's weapon, category D. Its acquisition and possession are free. We remind you that their sale is prohibited to minors.
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