SOLD FRENCH WW1 MODELE 1916 BERTHIER RIFLE

IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WE HAVE A HARD TO FIND FRENCH MODEL 1916 BERTHIER RIFLE. THIS RIFLE WAS TO GO INTO SERIVCE WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN 1917 AND WAS MUCH MORE POPULAR THAN THE EARLIER 3 SHOT MODELS. IT BEGAN TO REPLACE THE AGED LEBEL RIFLE IN THE MAIN LINE OF THE FRENCH INFANTRY IN LATE 1917. TODAY THESE RIFLES ARE SELDOM SEEN OR OFFERED FOR SALE AND WE FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO OUR CLIENTS AND TO FANS OF THE GREAT WAR.