20042019 At its core the Berthier Rifle was constructed with a one-piece wooden stock in the traditional way with all metal parts laid within this frame. Sword bayonet for the 8 mm.
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Carried extra magazines a spare barrel and a tool kit.
Berthier barrel markings. 18667 Year of Manufacture. Markings on barrel are. 13012015 Normally Im not a fan of sporterized rifles but this one appears to be professionally done and not just hacked up in Bubbas basement.
THIS IS A FRENCH BERTHIER RIFLE CHAMBERED IN 8MM LEBEL. FRENCH BERTHIER RIFLE CARBINE. I took it to the range today all my rounds were keyholing.
Mannlicher-Berthier M1890 Carabine de Cavalerie cavalry carbine. The acceptance marking on the elbow is consistent with other known Liege Belgium makers acceptance marks. The barrel band opening is about 1 58 inches and the width is about 34 inches.
Started life as a MLE 1907 not a 1907-15 which is the first 1907 I have seen converted. The import mark on the barrel reads CAI ST. 22082012 The barrel is marked 1903 and has the N mark on top.
Due to the shorter barrel and forend of the M1936CR39 rifle. It is extremely dangerous to fire these weapons using modern ammunition and even low power. Balle Ordinaire otherwise know as the 75x54mm.
The swivel measures about 2 18 inches. The left side of the receiver is marked BC with the serial number and St Etienne MLE. Both the front and rear sights were changed to reflect the change in the new caliber ballistics the rear sight leaf and base was changed to a sliding ramp type which was.
THIS RIFLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION PARTICCULARY THE WOODWORK ALSO A VERY GOOD SHOOTING BORE. The barrel was replaced with a new 570mm 224 inch chambered for the Modle 1929C. The lack of markings on the barrel and receiver of a Berthier except for the M le 34 chambered for 75x54mm and the Turkish Forestry Carbine whose barrel shroud and new manufacture 1948 barrel covered up the older markings indicates a rifle that was never converted for the Balle N.
I am describing the item to the best of my knowledge. Citation needed Generally the Bren was fired from the prone position using the attached bipod. 14042010 The weapon was to retain the typical Berthier lineage but was modified to the following major components.
Number 2 helped reload the gun and replace the barrel when it overheated and spotted targets for Number 1. An SKS is a self-loading carbine assault rifle used by East European and Asian troops in Russia Yugoslavia Romania Vietnam East Germany China Korea and Albania through the late 1980s. THESE RIFLES ARE GETTING VERY HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION.
17062017 Re-post of my 4302014 post. They will display small crescent markings that denote OttomanTurkish use. You are bidding on a French Berthier Barrel Band with Stacking Swivel.
MLE M16 Berthier Carbine Serial Number. Today it has passed into well-deserved retirement. Carried and fired the Bren and a loader or Number 2.
Mark on both the receiver and the barrel should be fired with modern ammunition. The gunner or Number 1. Sometimes on the top of the receiver ring and barrel you will see a capital N stamped on the top of them and this signifies that this weapon was fire the later Cartouche Mle1932 or commonly.
Bolt Action Clip Fed Five Round Magazine Markings. Please be advised I am not a dealer or a collector. Both the front and rear sights were changed to reflect the change in the new caliber ballistics the rear sight leaf and base was.
CR is an abbreviation for Crosse Rebatible. 27082003 If you find an N Nouveau or a T Transform after the barrel date that signifies the barrel was re-bored instead of bieng replaced which is mostly found on done the 1930s re-builds. The barrel was replaced with a new 570mm 224 inch chambered for the Modle 1929C.
27032017 The Berthier served a niche role in the French Army during the Great War and proved to be a handy reliable trench sweeper. A single barrel band connected the barrel to the stock. Before WWI France contracted with Remington to produce 200000 Mle 1907-15 long rifles but France canceled after only about half were delivered.
The shoulder stock was integrated as part of the frame as was the grip handle - this of a straight-wrist approach. It is rust on it. No gun buyer is going to see a Berthier Mousqueton and think ah thats the perfect home defense gun unless you live in a blood soaked trench in Flanders.
06042021 The weapon was to retain the typical Berthier lineage but was modified to the following major components. 21082014 The Gewehr Model 1898 was another form of German aid in WWI. These rifles are generally found in original condition with the older lange vizier rear sight.
Its a bit hard to make out in this photo but the top of the front post has a small groove cut in its center which works as a precise aiming point for those shots where careful precision is. Went to pick up my Turkish Forestry Carbine yesterday and here are the details of it. I am using Prvi Partizan ammo which is supposed to be 0327 and measures 0326.
05012016 French Berthier sights L post-1915 style R pre-1915 style The new front sight was much wider ridiculously so by American standards and had a much wider square notch rear sight to match. 06122018 French Berthier rifles and carbines in the United States should all be tested by a competent gunsmith. German Mauser Carbine Model 1898A.
It is entirely possibly to find a Mle. Only rifles marked with an N. 8mm Lebel Action Type.
HAS THE MARKINGS TC ORMAN 1948 MAKING IT A CIVILIAN RIFLE.
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