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|rowspan=2 | ''[[The Goose of Sedan]]''|| [[Jean Richard]] || Léon Riffard || rowspan=2 | standing for Chassepot 1866 || rowspan=2 |  1959
|rowspan=2 | ''[[The Goose of Sedan]]''|| [[Jean Richard]] || Léon Riffard || rowspan=2 | standing for Chassepot 1866 || rowspan=2 |  1959

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Chassepot bolt action rifle - 11 mm.
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German Modified Chassepot Carbine 1871 - 11×60mm
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Chassepot 1866/74 - 11x59mmR.

Chassepot 1866 (pronounced "Shaspou") is a French bolt action single shot rifle, using paper cartridges with black powder. This rifle was used by various countries, including France, Monaco, Tokugawa shogunate (Japan) and Qajar Dynasty (Iran). French army adopted this rifle as Fusil Mle 1866 and used it as the main infantry weapon in Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871, where it was the counterpart to the Prussian Dreyse Needle Gun. Chassepot rifles were manufactured in France by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS), Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault (MAC), Manufacture d'Armes de Tulle (MAT) and some other factories, and also abroad France, in England, Belgium, and Italy.

When Chassepot rifle was replaced by the Gras Mle 1874, numerous Chassepots were converted to using the 11x59R mm Gras ammunition; this model was known as Fusil Mle 1866/74. Similar convertion was made in Germany that got a lot of Chassepot captured during the Franco-Prussian war. About 150,000 rifle were converted to using 11x60R mm Mauser cartridge and shortened to carbine size. German cavalry and artillery used them until the early 1880s.

Specifications

  • In service: (1867–1874)
  • Weight: 10.2 lbs (4.6 kg)
  • Length: 51.6 in (131 cm) (without bayonet)
    74 in (188 cm) (with bayonet)
  • Caliber: 11 mm
  • Action: Bolt action
  • Rate of fire: 8-15 rounds/minute
  • Effective range: 1,312.336 yards (1,200 m)
  • Feed system: Single-shot

The Chassepot 1866 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Films

Title Actor Character Note Date
Jánošík Soldiers with yataghan bayonets 1921
Westfront 1918 French soldiers 1930
Hell on Earth Georges Péclet Charles Durand 1931
Louis Douglas Joe Smile
Angel and Sinner French and Prussian soldiers 1945
Joe Kidd on the table of broken guns 1972
The Leopard (Il gattopardo) Garibaldi's volunteers 1963
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Vulgarian soldiers 1968

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Total War: Shogun 2 — Fall of the Samurai 2011

Gras Model 1874

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Gras Mle 1874 - 11 x 59mm Gras.
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Gras Mle 1874 M80 with Mle 1874 sword bayonet - 11 x 59mm Gras.
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Gras Mle 1874 M80 M14 - 8x50mmR.

The Gras Mle 1874 (pronounced "Grah") rifle is an adaptation of the Chassepot rifle to a metal cartridge developed by Basile Gras. The Bavarian Werder-Gewehr M/1869 was a comparable development. In 1880 the Gras got a a slight modification of the receiver through a groove, and the cylinder head (extension of the notch in addition to the bleeding of the case) are better subjected to protect the shooter at breakage of holster and exhaust fumes. This model was designated as Gras Mle 1874 M80. The weapon gained an excellent reputation for ruggedness and ballistic efficiency during overseas expeditions this time. The Japanese Murata Rifle was inspired by the Gras rifle and the Greek army introduced the Gras Mle 1874 in 1877 and used it in all conflicts until the Second World War. It became the favorite weapon of the partisans from the revolts against the Ottoman Empire to resistance to the German occupation and gained a legendary reputation.

Reasons for the relatively quick replacement of this rifle (in France by the Lebel 1886) result in the discovery of new powder types that are superior to the black powder. But in 1914 the rifle was converted to the 8mm Lebel cartridge because of firearm shortages in World War I. These model should equip troops who were not destined to fight at the front with a weapon using standard ammunition, thus simplifying the manufacture and logistics.

Specifications

  • In service: (1874–1886,1914-1918)
  • Weight: 4.15 kg (9.15 lb)
  • Length: 51.4 in (130.5 cm)
  • Caliber: 11×59mmR, 8x50mmR
  • Action: Bolt action
  • Rate of fire: ?
  • Effective range: ?
  • Feed system: Single-shot


The Gras Model 1874 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Films

Title Actor Character Note Date
The New Babylon Pyotr Sobolevsky Jean standing for Chassepot 1866 1929
French soldiers
The Paris Commune (Zori Parizha) Antonina Maksimova Catherine Millard standing for Chassepot 1866 1936
Andrei Abrikosov Etienne Millard
Dmitri Dorlyak Eugene Gorrot
Vladimir Belokurov Raoul Rigault
Anatoliy Goryunov Richet
Communards, National Guardsmen, French Army soldiers
Gavroche Republicans anachronistic 1937
Lenin in October (Lenin v oktyabre) Red Guards 1937
Paths of Glory French soldiers 1957
The Goose of Sedan Jean Richard Léon Riffard standing for Chassepot 1866 1959
Hardy Krüger Fritz Brösicke
Mata Hari, Agent H21 French soldiers 1964
Two Mules for Sister Sara French soldiers standing for Chassepot 1866 1970
A Captain's Honor (L'Honneur d'un capitaine) Converted shotgun 1982
Field of Honor Cris Campion Pierre Naboulet standing for Chassepot 1866 1987
Algerian, Turkish, French troops
The Lost City of Z Charlie Hunnam Percy Fawcett 2017
Robert Pattinson Henry Costin

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Data Tutashkhia Vladimer Bregvadze Jonjolia Ep.5 1977