Arcelin Modèle 1856 Carbine & Sabre-bayonet

By the mid-19th century many major militaries were beginning the hunt for a reliable and robust breechloading system. France was no exception with a number of systems trialled during the 1850s, following the Prussian adoption of the Dreyse rifle. Today we’re lucky enough to be examining one of France’s early breechloaders with some interesting features – the Arcelin... and its impressive, but excessive sabre-bayonet! Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and any help is very much appreciated! We have some great new perks, check out our Patreon page here: You can also now support us with one-time donations via Ever wished all the best gun history content creators were gathered in one place? Check out - - we’re on