Help me find a MLE 1917 8mm Lebel Clip

[RCS]

My friend in Flordia has a nice RSC Mle 1917 rifle too, his was converted to accept the new Model 1932 Lebel cartridge and stamped on the top with a large N (like the bolt action conversions)

From reading a French Forum on another site, they state that these were never converted to manual operation and still in use up to WW2. Parts were salvaged from these rifles (some 86,000 were manufactured during WW1) from the gas system to use in other riflesAttachment 66895

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[pcvando]

My friend in Flordia has a nice RSC Mle 1917 rifle too, his was converted to accept the new Model 1932 Lebel cartridge and stamped on the top with a large N (like the bolt action conversions)

From reading a French Forum on another site, they state that these were never converted to manual operation and still in use up to WW2. Parts were salvaged from these rifles (some 86,000 were manufactured during WW1) from the gas system to use in other riflesAttachment 66895

Interesting, they rarely come up for sale, but when they do, you see them for sale being advertised as "Converted to straight pull single shot."
So not sure if they are all misinformed? I have seen at least 4 advertised like this going back to sites from 2008-2012.

[RCS]

Paul, you should ask these questions on the French Forum on gunboards.com total online service for the gun owner and collector, you will find very knowledgeable French collectors on this forum