Rare Chassepot model 1862 dragoon test rifle, 12 mm caliber. Round barrel with thunderbolt flats, stamped and dated "C 1865". Breechblock with rear sight, breechblock with short bolt, hallmarked. Rear lock marked "Mre Impale de Châtellerault". Uniformly punched brass fittings. Walnut stock with remaining barrel number stamp. Iron ramrod. Barrel length: 88 cm - Overall length: 131.5 cm B.E. With a median ferrule bayonet. Length: 52.5 cm A.B.E.