chassepot

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chasse·pot

C0257900 (shăs′pō′)n. A breechloading rifle introduced into the French army in 1866.
[French, after Antoine Alphonse Chassepot (1833-1905), French gunsmith.]

chassepot

(ˈʃæspəʊ; French ʃaspo) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a breech-loading bolt-action rifle formerly used by the French Army[C19: named after A. A. Chassepot (1833–1905), French gunsmith who invented it]

chasse•pot

(ˈʃæs poʊ)

n. a breech-loading rifle, closed with a sliding bolt, introduced into the French army after 1866. [1865–70; after A. A. Chassepot (1833–1905), French mechanic, who invented it]