THE CHASSEPOT RIFLE AND THE 1870 WAR.

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THE CHASSEPOT RIFLE AND THE 1870 WAR.
By Jean Huon.

For centuries, France has participated in numerous conflicts: in 1857, there were still sixteen veterans of the battles of the Revolution and the Empire in my village. They received the Saint Helena Medal. My youth was filled with stories from my elders and friends: veterans from Indochina, Algeria, Korea, or the resistance fighters; my father and uncles who had participated in World War II; my grandfathers, veterans of 1914-1918, who themselves inherited accounts of the 1870-71 war from their parents.

Thus, when I was seven or eight years old, my grandfather's cousin, René Tourault (Officer of the Legion of Honor, lieutenant in the 501st Assault Artillery Regiment in 1918), whose parents had experienced the Prussian occupation in Rambouillet, taught me this little song:

Passionate about military history, I wanted to learn as much as possible about the 1870 war, using the Chassepot rifle as a guiding thread, and I invite you to share the outcome of my research: how it was developed, manufactured, and used in combat.

What were its qualities and flaws compared to those of its adversaries, and how to experience the pleasure of shooting with this old weapon today.

288 pages and over 700 color photos, B&W, and engravings.
Hardcover. Limited edition of 400 copies.

Edition du Brevail.

Reference : 978-2-491741-06-8a

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