carbine, bolt action, Gras, 11 mm M1866/74, carbine, bolt action
Accession Number
NAM.1996-11-1-1
Description
French model Gras bolt action 11 mm carbine Model M1866/74. Cavalry and Gendarmes 1880 (c); converted from Model 1866-74; taken from 'Mad Mullah's' forces, Battle of Jidballi, Somaliland; 2nd Lt W G Stonor, signals officer; French ordnance marks, intertwined scrolls carved in square on stock; refinished overall.
Events
Jidballi, Battle of, 1904 (Somaliland 1901-1904)