GRAS RIFLE FROM ACADEMIC BATTALION, Third Republic. 32177
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GRAS SCHOOL BATTALION RIFLE, Third Republic. 32177
Rifle model 1874 known as the "Gras rifle," barrel length without the breech block extension 69 cm, with the breech block 84 cm, total length of the rifle 113 cm.
Marked on the stock with the inscription: "Sté Gle de fournitures militaires Paris."
Rifle number "556" engraved on the stock, breech block, and barrel.
France.
Third Republic.
Fair condition, surface oxidation on the barrel to be cleaned, some remnants of the leather sling remain.
By official decree dated July 6, 1882, "Any public primary or secondary educational institution, or any school gathering of 200 to 600 students, aged twelve years and above, may, under the name of 'school battalion,' assemble its students for gymnastic and military exercises throughout their stay in educational establishments." Created following the defeat of 1870, the school battalions aim to familiarize students with the handling of weapons, parades, and the spirit of "revenge"! The school battalions wore a dark blue uniform with a sailor's beret with a pompom as headgear.
Primary schools receive for this instruction, rifles, scaled-down replicas, more or less elaborate, of the rifle used in the French infantry. The specimen presented here is the new rifle adopted by the army of the Third Republic: the "Gras" rifle, model 1874. The same will be true for the Lebel rifle, model 1886.
This rifle is only intended for training; the barrel is partly solid and does not allow the introduction of cartridges.
Rifle model 1874 known as the "Gras rifle," barrel length without the breech block extension 69 cm, with the breech block 84 cm, total length of the rifle 113 cm.
Marked on the stock with the inscription: "Sté Gle de fournitures militaires Paris."
Rifle number "556" engraved on the stock, breech block, and barrel.
France.
Third Republic.
Fair condition, surface oxidation on the barrel to be cleaned, some remnants of the leather sling remain.
By official decree dated July 6, 1882, "Any public primary or secondary educational institution, or any school gathering of 200 to 600 students, aged twelve years and above, may, under the name of 'school battalion,' assemble its students for gymnastic and military exercises throughout their stay in educational establishments." Created following the defeat of 1870, the school battalions aim to familiarize students with the handling of weapons, parades, and the spirit of "revenge"! The school battalions wore a dark blue uniform with a sailor's beret with a pompom as headgear.
Primary schools receive for this instruction, rifles, scaled-down replicas, more or less elaborate, of the rifle used in the French infantry. The specimen presented here is the new rifle adopted by the army of the Third Republic: the "Gras" rifle, model 1874. The same will be true for the Lebel rifle, model 1886.
This rifle is only intended for training; the barrel is partly solid and does not allow the introduction of cartridges.
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32177
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).