PARIS
August 26. The name of the inventor of the new rifle, a breechloader, which has just been adopted by the Emperor, for the French army, is Chassepot ; he is now in Paris, and he was heard giving most interesting details concerning this wonderful weapon of destruction. He says, by the end of September, a great number of the rifles will be manufactured, and ready for delivery $ tho army.
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West Coast Times, Issue 336, 20 October 1866, Page 2
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69PARIS West Coast Times, Issue 336, 20 October 1866, Page 2
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