Armed with its Model 1866 Chassepot, one of the earliest bolt-action designs, the French military under Napoleon III was reckoned to be unbeatable.

"The 1866 model Chassepot rifle really marks the beginning of the shift from muzzleloading, external-hammer, shoulder arms to a real bolt-action rifle," American Rifleman contributor Kenneth L ...

He has died in his seventy-third year at Gagny, in the Solne-et-Oise. M. Chassepot was the son of a working gunsmith, and after some training in his father's trade he entered the Government ...

The Chassepot keyboard offers a unique keyboard layout and has been designed to be used with mobile devices and computer systems offering ...