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St. Etienne 1907_15 'Berthier' 8mm NVSN

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
St. Etienne 1907_15 'Berthier' 8mm NVSN
French military rifle developed during WWI to replace the aging Lebel rifle. Features approx 32" barrel, blade front & folding ladder rear sights, straight bolt handle, uses 5 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, dark grooves and light pitting, strong rifling. Retains 70% re-blued finish, turning gray or thinning, showing some blemishes under refinish, markings remain sharp. Wood is good, sanded & varnished, heavy erosion to grasping groove edges, crack in forend forward of rear band, retaining many deeper dents with darker color. Dowel repairs across handguard. Stock number is faint, not clearly readable. Trigger guard and bolt have different numbers. No numbers on receiver.
Condition is NRA Good+ as refinished
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