This video provides an in-depth look at the Model 1892 Berthier Artillery Musketoon, a carbine variant of the earlier 1890 Berthier carbine. Originally designed for cavalry, this version was modified for use by the French Gendarmerie with a bayonet lug and later adopted by the French military in 1892 for various troops like artillery crews, engineers, and messengers who benefited from a more compact weapon than the full-size Lebel rifle. The musketoon shared many features with the cavalry carbine, including the 3-round Mannlicher-type clip. Production was carried out at both St. Etienne and Chatellerault factories, with a significant number in French inventory by the start of World War I and even more produced before the 1916 model.
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