MAS Chassepot Model 1871 Prussian Carbine Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

The Prussian military issue Chassepot Model 1871 carbine was originally made as a Chassepot M.1866 needle rifle by the MAS (Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne). When France the Franco-Prussian War, thousands of Chassepot rifles ended up in hands of Prussian military and its allies. Consequently, the Chassepot rifles were reworked by Prussian arsenals to cavalry style carbines. The needle mechanism was abandoned and the guns were converted to fire 11 mm Mauser ammunition, which, at the time, was standard in Prussian army.