Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle-Ring Carbine by Châtellerault - dated 1892 19th Century mounted on a wooden shaft

mounted on a wooden shaft of 28 inches in overall length

There is also a bit of the logo above the markings visible

brass back strap

tip-up revolver holding seven

Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle-Ring Carbine by Châtellerault - dated 1892 19th Century mounted on a wooden shaftOriginal 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