Berthier Mle 1907/15

Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1915

Weight (empty)3800 g (134.0 oz)
Overall Length1306 mm (51.42")
Barrel Length797 mm (31.38")
Magazine Capacity3 rounds
Action TypeBolt Action
Firing MechanismStriker Fired
Muzzle Velocity725 m/s (2379 fps)
Muzzle Energy3363 J (2480 ft·lbf)
Effective Range400 m (437 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: 8x50mmR Lebel

The Fusil Mle 1907/15 Berthier was the standardized World War I service rifle developed from André Berthier's turn-of-the-century bolt-action design, intended to supplement rather than replace the problematic tube-magazine Lebel Mle 1886/93 as France mobilized for war. Chambered in 8x50mmR Lebel and built at Saint-Étienne, Châtellerault, and Tulle as well as at U.S. plants under contract, the 1907/15 combined a conventional rotating bolt with two forward locking lugs and a Mannlicher-pattern en-...

Country of Origin: France

Designer: André Berthier