Original French WWI Escadrille 103 Pilot Armée de l'Air French Air Service Twice Wounded Lieutenant Colonel Videau Officer’s Uniform Set - Stork Escadrille N103 British Military Hats 69" barrel measures 40 inches

69" barrel measures 40 inches

with a mottled look due to plating loss and oxidation

Removal of the grips shows that serial number 32 is stamped on the inside of both grip scales

The rifle is really in lovely condition

suggesting that the ship's magazines had been ignited by a spontaneous fire in a coal bunker

Original French WWI Escadrille 103 Pilot Armée de l'Air French Air Service Twice Wounded Lieutenant Colonel Videau Officer’s Uniform Set - Stork Escadrille N103 British Military Hats 69" barrel measures 40 inchesOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. At the start of the First World War, France led the world in aircraft design and by mid 1912 the Aronautique Militaire had five squadrons ("escadrilles"). This had grown to 132 machines and 21 escadrilles by 1914, the same year when, on 21 February, it formally received a budget under the Ministry of War. On 3 August, Germany declared war against France. Now this is an absolutely stunning uniform set for a named