Forty buck Berthier

[Snowman1510]

I know an excellent video that might answer your question here:

Forgotten Weapons with Ian McCollum:

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[Mk VII]

rare colour photograph of French colonial (Senegalese) troops. They are keeping their Berthiers (or Lebels) clean with a sock with the toe cut off, and some sort of muzzle cover too. Just on the edge of the shot is a Chauchat machine rifle, with its action cover in place. Alsace, June 6th 1917.