CHASSEPOT


Meaning of CHASSEPOT in English

ˈshaˌspō noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Antoine A. Chassepot died 1905 French inventor who designed it

: a bolt-action rifle firing a paper cartridge having in its base a percussion cap exploded by a firing pin

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