Gras 1974 rifle(See FTA 128) which has been rebored for use as a civilian shotgun. Original maufacturing stamps are illegible but T prefix on date suggests a Tulle manufacture. St Etienne stamp on barrel may relate to re-boring and civilian use as it is 'Armes et Cycles' not 'Armes Militaires' Barrel has been shortened to cavalry carbine length but the single barrel band layout is anomalous with the 2 band military carbine.
Marks and Stamps: (L side of barrel) Serial no, proof stamps (R side of barrel) T. 1877 MA (Top of barrel) MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE D'ARMES ET CYCLES ST ETIENNE (top of breech) AL 20 (R side of receiver) Illegible apart from MLE 1874| Accession Number: 331 | Period of Use: |
| Type: Black powder soothbore long-arm | War Zones: |
| Country of Origin: France | Type Date: 1874 |
| Manufacturer: Manufacture d'Armes de Tulle | Serial Number: 42827 |
| Manufacture Date: 1877 | Calibre/Ammunition: |
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| Cyclic Rate: Single shot | Length Barrel: |
| Deactivation Certificate Number: da 83022 |