Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1871 by St. Étienne with Excellent Bore and Leather Sling - Matching Serial M 33896 Airsoft Guns and has a diameter of

and has a diameter of  2 3/8"

They measure 19” tall and are 21” wide when fully extended

The rear of the holster is stamped with maker and inspection stamps

Under the flap

and there are also two rings inside

Original French Fusil Modèle 1866 Chassepot Needle Fire Rifle Dated 1871 by St. Étienne with Excellent Bore and Leather Sling - Matching Serial M 33896 Airsoft Guns and has a diameter ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Despite the fact that the French needle fire Chassepot rifle was far superior to the needle fire Prussian Dreyse rifle, the French took a swift and decisive beating in the Franco Prussian war of 1870 71. In fairness to the French, the defeat was due to Napoleon III's foolhardiness in allowing himself to get captured at the Battle of Sedan and the show was then over. During and after the conflict, about 665,000