Original German Mauser Mod. 71 Converted in France to Uruguay Daudeteau / Dovitis Rifle dated 1881 - Serial 91260 Nepalese Cache Extras where a Marine battalion deployed
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Original German Mauser Mod. 71 Converted in France to Uruguay Daudeteau Dovitis Rifle dated 1881 Serial 91260 Nepalese Cache Extras where a Marine battalion deployed where a Marine battalion deployed four Colt guns (two of them borrowed from the USS Texas's armory) Early helmets were painted "horizon blue" (light blue grey) for French troops and khaki for colonial forces