Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle-Ring Carbine by Châtellerault Dated 1897 with Sling and Clip - Matching Serial A 89527 Helmets Removal of the grips shows

Removal of the grips shows that serial number 110 is stamped on the grip frame

a correct 1919A4 mounted on an M25 mount

although it was used by the Teishin Shudan paratroopers of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force

In addition the central circular part of a WW1 belt buckle has also been attached to the trophy

The rear is marked L

Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle-Ring Carbine by Châtellerault Dated 1897 with Sling and Clip - Matching Serial A 89527 Helmets Removal of the grips showsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Mannlicher Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II (1940). The Berthier design began as the "Mousquetons Berthier" a series of bolt action cavalry and artillery carbines with distinctly different actions from the Mle 1886 M93 8mm Lebel rifle. For instance, the Berthier carbine's bolt lugs lock