They did not get the excellent French Chassepot rifle. The first two models of the Chassepot still used percussion cap ignition. Otherwise, the Gras rifle was basically identical in outward appearance to the Chassepot rifle. After the Satsuma rebellion, Japan relied extensively on the French Chassepot. The Chassepot had several advantages over the Dreyse. Such rifles include the British Snider Rifle and the French Chassepot Rifle. By 1868, the entire French active army had been re-armed with the Chassepot. France countered in 1866 with its superior Chassepot rifle, also a paper-cartridge bolt action. The soldiers had mostly Chassepot rifles, providing lesser firepower than the Chilean weapons.