1907-15 Berthier (Lebel) Rifle
French 1907-15 Mannlicher-Berthier rifle
Antiqued English Pewter 1/6 mounted replica of the 1907-15 Berthier (Lebel) Rifle along with a round (deactivated) and a short information panel.
On black baize, with green mount and housed in a walnut coloured frame.
size (glass) 277mm x 208mm
Panel Reads :-
During World War I, a modified version of the 3-round clip Mle 1907 rifle called Fusil Mle 1907/15 was manufactured in large numbers and issued to colonial troops, the French Foreign Legion and to many minor allies. In combat service, most infantrymen found the 1907/15, with their one-piece stocks and fast-loading en bloc magazine, to be an improvement, although the limited ammunition capacity of the Berthier Mle 1907/15's magazine (3 rounds of 8 x 50Rmm) was viewed as a great disadvantage by troops in close contact with the enemy or participating in assaults or trench raids.
