Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle-Ring Carbine by Saint-Étienne Serial F 40382 with Bayonet - dated 1893 Flags & Signs During the early years of

During the early years of its existence

The Warsaw Treaty Organization (WTO)

This example has a very nice four bar nickel plated hand guard

and was overpainted Feldgrau (field gray) during the war

This example folds correctly and comes complete with the carry slings still attached

Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle-Ring Carbine by Saint-Étienne Serial F 40382 with Bayonet - dated 1893 Flags & Signs During the early years 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