French Military Rifle Restoration (1874)
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Published 2021-07-09
Judging by its condition, it has only been in the water for a few months and has probably been stolen. We found some sporting rifles nearby, which had been stolen during a burglary according to the authorities (the video is also posted in the channel)
This type of weapon is classified "collection" in France and is therefore not traced by its serial number.
This video is only a restoration of a historical object and in no way about the apology of weapons.
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This particular rifle was used by the French army from 1874 and was assembled from a "Chassepot" rifle barrel dating from 1866. It originally fired 11 mm Gras ammunition.
When it became obsolete, the rifle was rechambered to 16 gauge for hunting and some parts like the rear sight were removed.
As i am an amateur, please leave a comment if you have any suggestions for improvement regarding restoration techniques.
Here is the video of its discovery : • On trouve un Superbe Fusil militaire ...
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All Comments (21)
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As there is new regulation on YouTube, We don’t want to risk a channel demonetization by shooting with this old rifle. If you are a lot to like and comment this video, we'll post a shooting session on our Instagram ( In Description). Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE on both channels !
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That’s an old rifle but it wasn’t lost too long ago. The wood is in relatively good condition and the gun has Phillips head screws that were invented after 1933.
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It is a Chassepot model 1866/1874 rifle converted to a 16 shotgun and the marks seals and number that the barrel and the mechanism box present are of french and belgian origin, made by the arms factories and master gunsmiths
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I read some time ago that a vintage weapon has more value maintained, and does not go to the extreme of polishing it. cleaning and functionality of pieces and recovering the wood that has. Good work!
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This would be what we, in the trade, call either a "conservation", or a "rustoration". :) Sad to see this fine old piece damaged. You did good work in saving it. Thanks for sharing this with us! God bless. Rev. D.
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Your skills in restoring such a beautiful historical weapon impresses me. Saddened that someone would toss a treasure like that in the water.
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Super boulot ! J'adore le temps passé et la minutie.. y a de l'amour du travail bien fait !!!
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Un bien bel ouvrage que voila !!! Ça rend ce morceau d'histoire encore plus intérressant à exposer. Bravo messieurs !!!!
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As others have noted, there is really ZERO chance of a 140+ year old rifle being in this good of condition after having been submerged all that time. I was about to join the chorus of haters, but the video description cleared up the mystery. I follow many restoration channels on YT and many of them artificially age items before restoration and that was my first thought here, I'm so glad I was wrong! Thank you for sharing this.
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Patience, minutie, savoir-faire ... résultat magnifique ! Bravo, très beau travail !
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Super!!! Franchement c'est impressionnant. Surtout le bois je pensais pas que l on pouvait récupérer comme ça. Merci pour cette superbe vidéo!
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Superbe vidéo, j'étais étonné par l'état de conservation avant de lire la description. Cela explique sûrement le si bon état de l'arme. Vous faites un superbe travail de restauration, vraiment excellent.
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Beautiful restoration. It's a shame someone stole that and threw it into the water. Thieves suck. You did a great job restoring it.
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Fantastic job! I honestly did not think it could look this good at the end of the day.
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Great restoration! What a good looking old rifle.
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I was concerned it would become covered in rust before the restoration could be completed. Im glad you replaced the Phillips screw with the correct type and size. If you ever have another weapon found in the water, you can keep it stored covered in water until you you are ready to restore the item... no rust that way.
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A tip from a carpenter to plug the holes get a piece of the same wood you are working on. Grind it and collect the grinding dust. Mix this with glue and close the holes with it. It looks neater and you don't have to do as much staining or painting. it looks more natural.
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I was very confused by the condition of the gun, considering how old the Gras is, and the Chassepot action, would mean that if it had been in the water since the last time they were used in combat, it'd likely be a very rusty mess. The description really cleared things up lol
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belle restauration bravo 👏c'est intéressant de voir ce que deviennent les objets de votre pêche merci pour ces vidéo que j'aime regarder 😃
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Awesome job! I love the fact that you didn't ruined the gun polishing or grinding, you just did the necessary. And the Philips srew swap was a nice touch. God bless.
