Original Antique French WWI Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1890 M16 Upgraded Saddle-Ring Carbine by Saint-Étienne dated 1892 - Serial F 16875 U.S. Artwork & Posters but was stopped short of

but was stopped short of the objective by intense artillery and machinegun fire

41 for a good reason: they are marked COLT

who received them from the OSS

Ersatz Bayonet Type 69 complete with scabbard - Rare

five overseas combat service bars (on left sleeve cuff) meaning 30+ months of combat service

Original Antique French WWI Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1890 M16 Upgraded Saddle-Ring Carbine by Saint-Étienne dated 1892 - Serial F 16875 U.S. Artwork & Posters but was stopped short ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 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. For instance, the Berthier carbine's bolt lugs lock