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Chassepot
Chassepot meaning
A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
Example sentences (4)
Primitive chamber-locking mechanisms were soon replaced by bolt-action mechanisms, exemplified by the Chassepot in 1866.
The German casualties were relatively high due to the advance and the effectiveness of the Chassepot rifle.
The Prussian guns typically opened fire at a range of convert, beyond the range of French artillery or the Chassepot rifle.
While most of the Prussians fell under the French Chassepot rifles, most French fell under the Prussian Krupp shells.