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Fusil Gras mle 1874

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The Fusil Modèle 1874, known as the Gras, was the French Army's primary service rifle from 1874 to 1886. Designed by Colonel Basile Gras, it was a metallic-cartridge adaptation of the single-shot, breech-loading, black-powder Chassepot rifle, developed between 1872 and 1874 in response to the German adoption of the Mauser Model 1871. It was modified in 1880 and again in 1914 to accommodate the 8x50mmR Lebel smokeless-powder cartridge, before being replaced as France's standard-issue rifle by the Lebel in 1886.

Facts
Classification
Caliber
8x50mmR Lebel 1
Caliber
11x59mmR Gras 2
Caliber
8mm Lebel 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
single-shot breech-loading black-powder rifle 1
Introduced Year
1870 2
Introduced Year
1874 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

Argentine Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Balkan Wars, Wars
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First Italo-Ethiopian War, Wars
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Second Boer War, Wars
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Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Wars
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Spanish Civil War, Wars
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War of the Pacific, Wars
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World War I, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Fusil Gras mle 1874
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1. Wikipedia: Fusil Gras mle 1874
  • Lead section
    a metallic cartridge adaptation of the single-shot, breech-loading, black powder Chassepot rifle
  • Lead section
    The Fusil Modèle 1874 or Gras was the French Army's primary service rifle from 1874 to 1886.
  • Infobox: service
    1874-1941 1874-1886 (primary French service rifle)
  • Lead section
    Modified in 1880 as the M80 with an improved breechblock and in 1914 as the M14 to accommodate the 8×50mmR Lebel smokeless powder cartridge, the Gras was replaced as the standard-issue service rifle by the Lebel in 1886.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    11×59mmR Gras 8×50mmR Lebel
  • Operated By: Argentine Armed Forces, Users section
    Argentina
  • Used In: War of the Pacific, Conflicts list
    War of the Pacific
  • Used In: First Italo-Ethiopian War, Conflicts list
    First Italo-Ethiopian War
  • Used In: Second Boer War, Conflicts list
    Second Boer War
  • Used In: Balkan Wars, Conflicts list
    Balkan Wars
  • Used In: World War I, Conflicts list
    World War I
  • Used In: Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Conflicts list
    Second Italo-Ethiopian War
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, Conflicts list
    Spanish Civil War
  • Used In: World War II, Conflicts list
    World War II
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2. Wikidata: Fusil Gras mle 1874
Wikidata Q1543401, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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