M1916 Berthier Carbine

[Reg]

Hello Friends

It has, as usual been too long since I had time to post, but I came across this last week in a local auction, now carbines are not usualy my cup of tea, but Im airing to collecting things from the great war of late and this seemed to grab me, and its was not a bad price so I fell for it, after a bit of looking it seems thse have a reputation as being somewhat wanting in looks.....But I think its rather aesthetic in a barberous sort of way.

Cheers
Reg

[lithgow]

Hello-I think they are quite elegant little weapons that served long and hard all around the world-I have a Model 16 Berthier carbine but it doesn't have the 5 round extended mag-is yours rendered inoperable and do you have the long knife bayo for it?

[Reg]

Hi Lithgow

Yes, its an old style UK deact, I did get a quilioned bayonet with it in a battered seath, Ill try and post a photo. How do you fare getting ammunition for yours?

Cheers
Reg

[Reg]

[lithgow]

I don't shoot -I collect-I scrounged a representative Lebel round from an ammunition collector friend but they are near impossible to find now in Australia-a bayo for the carbine was given to me some 25 odd years ago but it is not a very good example-yours is better-both feature the black plastic grips of the earlier model.

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Looks nice. Too bad it is deactivated. I hear these are fun to shoot.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Reg, you don't see too many of these around, so I think it was a good buy. You will have to bring it over so I can have a look in person.

Cheers, Ade.

[Reg]

Yep, its certainly nicely balanced and quite pointable I bet it was rather easy and satisfying to shoot, though I bet it kicked well with those big bottled rimmed lebel rounds. Ill start the search for a few deact rounds for it but theyre rare over here, ive seen quite a few incorporated into trench art but few loose, ild really like a Lebel rifle too but ive only found one so far and its not cheep lol.

Ade, ill get it to you sometime, hopefully before xmas lol.

Lithgow, could you post a picture of yours please? I understand the three round model is more original and has a cleaning rod.

Cheers
Reg

[lew07]

Hi Reg
Try R D & A Mills Services for display ammo.He usually has all sorts of stuff from pinfire to modern day and everything in between!!

[Reg]

Cheers, ill have a look. )