Guns International #: 103192021
Seller's Inventory #: 329

Category - Antique Rifles - Cartridge - Military Rifles - Non-US

Category
Antique Rifles - Cartridge
Military Rifles - Non-US

ANTIQUE RARE ARTILLERY BERTHIER CARBINE MODEL1892 8x50R LEBEL NO FFL

Description:
I'm selling my collection. Here is a Rare French Artillery Berthier Carbine Model 1892 manufactured by St Étienne one of the government state arsenal factory. It's an Antique NO FFL was manufactured in 1897. It’s chambered in 8mmx 50R Lebel the best caliber of its time. Unlike the cavalry Model 1892 Berthier which had no need of a bayonet lug (Mounted troop had a full size saber). This Artillery Berthier Carbine have an unique bayonet in its original leather frog with a lug which will fit the bayonet for sale separatly for $175. With all the military approval markings. All serial number are not matching as usual on issued French battle rifles which served on WWI & WWII. Scarcely found these Berthier Carbine Model 1892 as an Antique: bore is excellent with sharp rifling. The wood of the stock was solidly repaired by the qualified armorers of the government factory, it wears  the usual scarses of the field & military gun racks/storages all visible on the pictures. The original factory finish rates 65% with rare pin-prick erosion. The action is firm and smooth. No import mark. Those short and light carbines were favored by the infantery, rangers, reconnaisance chasseurs à pied, going from trenches, leaping over craters and holes, being more practical, easier to carry than the long and heavy Lebel 86 or Berthier 1907-15. It's a real collector piece of history in antique pre-1898 as it was produced in 1897 as is the 106 years ago the battle of Verdun which lasted 10 months and made 700,000 victims, 163,000 French & 143,000 Germans and 410,000 wounded on both sides. The approximative total of the WW1 militaries and civilians togather were 9,000,000 killed & 200,000 wounded. I described it to the best of my knowledge. Ammunitions and accessories showed on one of the picture are not for sale. What is not written on the description would be on the pictures. Please don't ask for extra pictures. Buyer is responsible for knowing all laws pertaining to this transaction. Please don't ask for extra pictures. $795+ $95 insured shipping to your  home address, payable by cashier check, P.M.O or credit card with the usual charging fee. Please check out my other guns which are already set at a low price. Thank you.

Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: 8mm Lebel

Price: $795.00
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