The new Berthier rifle, now being manufactured in France for the cavalry and which, it is expected, will be issued to some extent for naval use, is, in general principle, the American Lee gun.

The Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield Plus OR. Later, we examine the history of the Mannlicher-Berthier rifle, a bolt action design eventually used by the French as a replacement for the Lebel rifle.

The two rifles the men were issued were either the Lebel or Berthier. The Model 1886 Lebel, chambered for the rimmed 8 mm Lebel cartridge, is a tube-fed, bolt-action rifle that had ushered in the ...

Berthier 1916: Most powerful rifle in loadout at 145 HP per shot, effective against enemies, but limited range. MAS 44: ...