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Berthier rifle

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Berthier is a French bolt-action rifle and carbine family designed by Andre Virgile Paul Marie Berthier to address the shortcomings of the earlier Lebel rifle, particularly for mounted troops. Its defining feature was a three-round Mannlicher-style en-bloc clip that loaded far faster than the Lebel tube magazine; cavalry carbines entered service in 1890 and full-length rifles followed from 1902 to 1907. Over two million were produced across French and allied forces from the 1890s through the Second World War, with the five-round Model 1916 becoming its most widely used variant. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.5x54mm 1
Caliber
8x50mmR Lebel 1
Caliber
8mm Lebel 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Bolt-action rifle 1
Introduced Year
1890 1
Introduced Year
1915 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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Turkish Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
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Wehrmacht, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

First Indochina War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Berthier rifle
Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Berthier rifle
Spanish Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Berthier rifle
World War I, Wars
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World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Berthier rifle
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Manufactured By

Remington Arms

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source MilitaryFactory.com: Berthier Rifle (Series)Contractor(s)
Quote, Contractor(s)
Contractor(s): State Factories - France / Remington Arms - United States
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Berthier rifle
  • Lead section
    The Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt-action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army, and French Colonial Forces, from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II (1940).
  • Lead section
    The Modele 1890 Berthier Cavalry Carbine addressed this issue by combining a modified Lebel action with an en-bloc clip magazine.
  • Infobox: service
    1890-1960s
  • Infobox: part_length
    (Carbines) (Mle 1902) (Mle 1907/15-M34)
  • Infobox: cartridge
    8×50mmR Lebel 7.5×54mm French (Mle 1907/15-M34)
  • Used In: World War I, Infobox: wars
    World War I Polish-Soviet War Greco-Turkish War Rif War (1920) Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Algerian War
  • Used In: Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Infobox: wars
    World War I Polish-Soviet War Greco-Turkish War Rif War (1920) Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Algerian War
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, Infobox: wars
    World War I Polish-Soviet War Greco-Turkish War Rif War (1920) Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Algerian War
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox: wars
    World War I Polish-Soviet War Greco-Turkish War Rif War (1920) Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Algerian War
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox: wars
    World War I Polish-Soviet War Greco-Turkish War Rif War (1920) Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Algerian War
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2. Wikidata: Berthier rifle
Wikidata Q3091194, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: Berthier Rifle (Series)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
    [ France; Greece; Nazi Germany; Russia; Serbia; Turkey ]
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, Operators
    [ France; Greece; Nazi Germany; Russia; Serbia; Turkey ]
  • Operated By: Turkish Armed Forces, Operators
    [ France; Greece; Nazi Germany; Russia; Serbia; Turkey ]
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