Original French WWI Fusil-Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG Chauchat Display Light Machine Gun with Magazine Nepalese Cache Extras Very swiftly it was realized

Very swiftly it was realized that a fluted jacket of thinner gauge metal was easier and less expensive to manufacture and in fact had more structural integrity

Temper line (hamon) is clearly visible

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Basilone held off the Japanese soldiers attacking his position using his pistol

During WWII the German army fielded nine Mountain Divisions with an additional six Waffen-SS

Original French WWI Fusil-Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG Chauchat Display Light Machine Gun with Magazine Nepalese Cache Extras Very swiftly it was realizedOriginal Item: This is a fantastic original all serial number 13194 Chauchat Display Light Machine Gun de activated to BATF specifications non firing Chauchat WW1 LMG. Included with this excellent example is a fully functional original magazine. The trigger group on this example is marked with the FAMH six pointed star logo as well as: SIDARME C. S. R. G. No. 13194 The Sidarme factory was a subsidiary of Compagnie des forges et acieries de la marine