Steel clip has no markings. It is all-matching and original except for the bolt, which is from a Berthier rifle rather than a carbine. 43.75". 1916 Mousqueton or Carbine that was manufactured in 1918. This is a neat little WW1 French Berthier Carbine known as the Mle. Description: Scarce Mannlicher Berthier M.1907-15 rifle manufactured for the French army by Remington. The serial numbers of the receiver, bolt, and magazine match. Steel clip has no markings. Original Item: Only One Available. Despite this, the French wound up cobbling together the majority of their Berthier rifles during rebuilds due to an excess in parts. The Swiss Model 31/43 sniper rifle was built by Waffenfabrik Bern on the Model 31 action and stock. https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=916 The Berthier design began as the "Mousquetons Berthier" - a series of bolt-action cavalry and artillery carbines with distinctly different actions from the Mle 1886/M93 8mm Lebel rifle. It is a very short and compact carbine with an overall length of just over 37" inches and is chambered in 8mm Lebel. For instance, the Berthier carbine's bolt lugs lock vertically into the receiver instead of horizontally as in the Lebel rifle. OCTOBRE C. 1917" around an "MA" Found info online about MAC being where it was made and the J … It is entirely possibly to find a Mle. Berthier rifle Model 1890, containing three 8 x 50R Lebel cartridges. The 25.7" round 7.5mm Swiss caliber barrel has an excellent bore. E n g l a n d. SMLE (Short Magazine Lee Enfield) clips Model I, containing five 7.7 x … We carry Mauser, Enfield, 1911, Mosin Nagant and more! This is a Norwegian M1894 short bayonet for the Norwegian 1894 Krag Jorgensen rifle. The Mannlicher-Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt-action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II (1940). The Berthier uses a Mannlicher style en bloc clip (3 and 5 round versions depending on the model). Lebels have a tubular magazine. These bayonets were made at the Konesberg Arsenal in Norway or at the OEWG Arsenal in Austria. During the World War One the French army was facing a shortage of rifles, so it was decided to place an order for M.1907-15 with Remington in the USA. Is the date correct? At Liberty Tree Collectors, we feature a wide range of collectible military firearms, parts, and accessories. Depending on how the rifle … If it is a 5 shot Berthier the prices are all over the place. F r a n c e. Berthier rifle Model 16, containing five 8 x 50R Lebel cartridges. This is a Norwegian produced bayonet and carries a crowned K marking on the blade together with inspection stamps and a controllers inistials on the other. 07-15 marked as a Mle. Have a short rifle...think its a Berthier. The … Markings on barrel are: "MA C 1917" and "Chatellerault MLE M. 1917" Also CC and J (in a circle) and C (also in a circle). On butt is a circle with: "JAC. Depending on the rifle's nation of origin, you can usually determine its manufacturing date from the serial … The overall length is approx. If its a 1886 then it is a Lebel and not a Berthier. 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.