No 3 - Berthier M1916
FRENCH BERTHIER M1916 CARBINE 8mm issued to French Army, Colonial and Foreign Legion forces.
This particular rifle, along with several thousand others, was surrendered by Vichy French Forces retreating into Turkey in the last days of World War 2
The Turkish Government has altered the rifle by giving it an unusual and distinctive front stock, referred to as Mannlicher style.
These weapons were exclusively used to arm forestry workers who protected walnut forests from illegal logging.
The 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).
Production history
Designer: Emile Berthier
No. built: 2,000,000+
Specifications
Mass: 3.1 kg (6.8 lb) (Mle 1892 Carbine)
3.25 kg (7.2 lb) (Mle 1892/M16)
3.81 kg (8.4 lb) (Mle 1907/15)
4.195 kg (9.25 lb) (Mle 1907/15-M16)
3.7 kg (8.2 lb) (Mle 1907/15-M34)
Length: 1,306 mm (51.4 in)
945 mm (37.2 in) (Carbines)
1,075 mm (42.3 in) (Mle 1907/15-M34)
Barrel length: 803 mm (31.6 in)
450 mm (18 in) (Carbines)
570 mm (22 in) (Mle 1907/15-M34)
Cartridge: 8×50R mm
7.5×54mm French (Mle 1907/15-M34)
Caliber: 8mm
7.5mm
Muzzle velocity: 701 m/s (2,300 ft/s)
637 m/s (2,090 ft/s) (Carbine)
850 m/s (2,800 ft/s) (Mle 1907/15-M34)
Feed system: 3-or 5-round magazine(M16/M34),
clip fed
More Information
https://wiki2.org/en/Berthier_rifle
