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A French soldier forces a German civilian to remove his hat during the funeral procession for a French officer, who was assassinated as a result of the French occupation of the Rhineland in 1923.
The Berthier Rifle,
When the French adopted the Lebel rifle in 1886 it was the most advanced military firearm in the world. But the late 1890’s the Lebel was quaint when compared to most other firearms in service with other countries. Perhaps the Lebel’s most archaic feature was the use of a tube magazine, whereas most other military rifles used a box magazine.
The Berthier Rifle was designed to update the standard French military arm. It was chambered for 8mm Lebel, but most importantly it had a five round box magazine which was loaded with a stripper clip (the carbines used an en bloc clip). Later the caliber would be changed to 7.5X54 French.
At first the Berthier was only issued to artillery and cavalry troops. But by 1902 large quantities were being issued to the standard infantry. The Berthier saw the most action during World War I. A sturdy and reliable design, it served it purpose well. However, while the carbine version might have been better for trench warfare, it was made with a much smaller 3 round magazine, which was a great disadvantage for French soldiers who were issued them. A five round version was later developed to compensate for this deficiency. Likewise, many soldiers still preferred the old Lebel. While the Berthier was faster to load the Lebel’s tube magazine could hold three more rounds than the Berthier.
The Berthier would see service throughout World War I and World War II. During and after World War II it was mostly replaced with the MAS-36. However, it was still common among colonial, reserve, and police forces.
Forgotten Weapons has a great video on these.
Charlie Chaplin in the WWI film, “Shoulder Arms”, 1918.
Chaplin with a Krag, awesome.
The German sentry with a cat on his head. 1917
boy Hugo Boss really helped the Germans have better uniforms, because this shit was just not cutting it as a uniform.
(via peashooter85)
Fusil mitrailleur Mle 1915 Chauchat Sutter Ribeyrolles Gladiator
French Chauchat Light Machine Gun. Fielded as a portable 8mm bullet hose for the Adrian-clad offensive, its lack of cooling system (such as that of a Maxim’s water jacket) made it unsuitable for prolonged defense. Far more unsuitable however, was its general reliability. Its twenty round magazines had windows cut into them to allow its user to track the available ammo left. These windows also allowed the dirt and grime of the battlefield seep into the feeding system and jam up the gun without equal. Barring the Chauchat’s awful ergonomics, it was designed with firing on the move in mind. The later stages of the war saw the removal of the magazine windows and the shift out of trench warfare, which in turn remarkably improved the gun’s performance. Regardless, its faulty performance in the hands of the Allies in World War I forever enshrined the Chauchat into legend as the worst light machine gun ever made.
such a shitty gun………
