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    The Galleries

    • Robert E. Petersen Collection
    • Ancient Firearms - 1350 to 1700
    • Road to American Liberty - 1700 to 1780
    • A Prospering New Republic - 1780 to 1860
    • A Nation Asunder - 1861 to 1865
    • The American West - 1850 to 1900
    • Innovation, Oddities and Competition
    • Theodore Roosevelt and Elegant Arms - 1880s to 1920s
    • World War I and Firearms Innovation
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      • Case 36
    • WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Beyond - 1940 to Present
    • For the Fun of It
    • Modern Firearms - 1950 to Present
    • Hollywood Guns

    French Chassepot Model 1866 rifle

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    Bolt-action military rifle with 31 inch barrel. Made at the French Mfg de Armes at St. Etienne. Stock cartouche marked August 1873. Cleaning rod and other parts numbered to the gun.


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