This is a complete barrel for the French Model 1892 Mannlicher Berthier Rifle which is a much rarer rifle then the standard Lebel rifles which were the main army issued rifles.
The barrel which is complete with no original paintwork it is rusty but solid it is a bit pitted with some rust damage but still very nice condition for relic it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The gun barrel which is de activated by condition with rust damage which was recovered from near the River Meuse on Hill 304 and Malancourt the area of the March - May 1916 battle which was the large German advance towards Verdun. A very nice and rare relic from this famous battlefield. The barrel comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with map.
In late February 1916, following German attacks on the right bank of the River Meuse during the Battle of Verdun, the French had established artillery batteries on the hills on the left bank commanding the opposite, right-hand bank. One of these was Le Mort Homme. These batteries caused such havoc that the Germans, belatedly, decided to attack southwards along the left bank of the river simultaneously. Their objective was Le Mort Homme and its neighboring hills. Over the next few months, the Germans made repeated attacks, pounding the French lines, rushing their positions and ejecting the French from their wrecked trenches. French artillery would then pulverize the Germans and counter-attacks would drive them out again, the French infantry re-occupying the shell holes where the trench systems had been.
Despite the terrible cost, the Germans were able to advance slowly, first capturing a neighboring hill, Côte 304, which was dominating the approach to Le Mort Homme. Then, on 16 March, the Germans took Côte 265, labelled on their maps as Toter Mann (Le Mort Homme), but not on French maps. Finally, on 24 May, they took the second summit, Côte 295.
This is a complete barrel for the French Model 1892 Mannlicher Berthier Rifle which is a much rarer rifle then the standard Lebel rifles which were the main army issued rifles.
The barrel which is complete with no original paintwork it is rusty but solid it is a bit pitted with some rust damage but still very nice condition for relic it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The gun barrel which is de activated by condition with rust damage which was recovered from near the River Meuse on Hill 304 and Malancourt the area of the March - May 1916 battle which was the large German advance towards Verdun. A very nice and rare relic from this famous battlefield. The barrel comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with map.
In late February 1916, following German attacks on the right bank of the River Meuse during the Battle of Verdun, the French had established artillery batteries on the hills on the left bank commanding the opposite, right-hand bank. One of these was Le Mort Homme. These batteries caused such havoc that the Germans, belatedly, decided to attack southwards along the left bank of the river simultaneously. Their objective was Le Mort Homme and its neighboring hills. Over the next few months, the Germans made repeated attacks, pounding the French lines, rushing their positions and ejecting the French from their wrecked trenches. French artillery would then pulverize the Germans and counter-attacks would drive them out again, the French infantry re-occupying the shell holes where the trench systems had been.
Despite the terrible cost, the Germans were able to advance slowly, first capturing a neighboring hill, Côte 304, which was dominating the approach to Le Mort Homme. Then, on 16 March, the Germans took Côte 265, labelled on their maps as Toter Mann (Le Mort Homme), but not on French maps. Finally, on 24 May, they took the second summit, Côte 295.
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