Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Carbine by Châtellerault with Sling - dated 1895 U.S. Militaria 400 were missing in action

400 were missing in action

the chamber is also marked 1" which is the cartridge size

first saw action in the Satsuma Rebellion

functional exterior hinge

This rifle is one of the most popular lever action repeaters ever marketed

Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Carbine by Châtellerault with Sling - dated 1895 U.S. Militaria 400 were missing in actionOriginal 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