Here’s another hard to find French Berthier rifle.
It a Turkish Forestry Carbine. I’ve heard a few different stories about how the rifle got into Turkish hands, but they did.
This one went through the Turkish arsenal in 1948. The Berthier rifles were used by Turkish Forestry Agents to stop poachers. The poachers were not after animals, they were after Turkish Walnut.
It is said that Forestry Agents were the only ones armed with these carbines, which were still chambered in 8mm Lebel. And was against the law for anyone to have the rifle or ammo, unless you were a Forestry Agent.
Someone put a lacquer finish on the stock, but the correct finish should be oil. I plan to correct the finish some day.
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