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Chatellerault 1907-15 8mm Lebel SN: 3873

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Chatellerault 1907-15 8mm Lebel SN: 3873
French military carbine made for the Turkish Forestry Service by MAC. Marked "T. C. ORMAN 1948" on receiver. Features 22" barrel, nosecap includes front sight protector ears, blade front & tangent rear sights, turned down bolt handle, uses 3 round en-bloc Mannlicher clips, sling swivels, smooth steel buttplate, full length stock with straight wrist, half length handguard. Bore is fair to good condition, some darkness and light pitting, strong rifling. Retains 40% blued finish, turning gray on receiver & barrel, brown elsewhere, with bare spots and edge losses, patina and pitting. Wood is good, dented & scraped, finger grooves barely visible, appears sanded. Faint stock cartouche visible on butt. Front of handguard is cracked and chipped. Bottom metal and bolt stem original numbers are mismatched, bolt also numbered "3873". Condition is NRA Good+ *** C&R Firearm ***