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

Many units that carried the Martini had the rifle serial number stamped into the brass sight protector

The drum has a section cut out to allow loading of a fresh round and

the company relocated to 8 Bishopsgate

We refer to these as grade 1 because they are mostly just very greasy/dirty with little rust

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