Original French WWI Fusil-Mitrailleur Modèle 1915 CSRG Chauchat Display LMG with Magazine - Matching Serial No. 148169 Antique Long Guns Government starts issuing two tags

Government starts issuing two tags for each soldier

as there are two sets of holes

There is no play in the barrel / frame connection

who was unfortunately Killed In Action on the Eastern Front

protective side and rear panels

Original French WWI Fusil-Mitrailleur Modèle 1915 CSRG Chauchat Display LMG with Magazine - Matching Serial No. 148169 Antique Long Guns Government starts issuing two tagsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction, this is an incredible Inert Fusil Mitrailleur Modle 1915 CSRG Chauchat Display Gun, with matching serial number 148169. It was built from all original parts on an original BATF compliant non firing display receiver, making this a 100% legal inert machine gun. This receiver was created by using portions of the original torch cut receiver, including the barrel bushing,