The Best Kind Of M16

[krinko]

That would be this kind---

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Rightside---

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Leftside---

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The Anchor. I have been told this is a Naval property mark---

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The front sight has been finished in a kind of red "something"---it isn't paint---and it can still be found on most of the post---

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A rightside overview with treelimb shadow---

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The carbine isn't marked for Balle N---not that any of my Balle N will still go off. The numbers match, the rod channel is filled and there is no stacking hook. The stock has been sanded---when the channel was filled, maybe?

The bore is only "OK", a bit grey, but it might shoot well if I can figure out how to use the sights while my eyes water from the intense pain.

I have hoarded old Remington boxer brass for years and am glad to see the new stuff on offer from Graf.

-----krinko

[Niner]

That's a really good looking French ...model 1916 Berthier, right? I didn't know French arms came in "very good" condition.

[1886lebel]

What you have is Mousqueton de Artillerie Mle.M16 that has the 1927 update ... removal of the clearing rod and stock bieng filled in. It is interesting to note that the French did not always do all the modifications to the various Berthiers such as adding the stacking prong to the front barrel band ... for some reason this was not done on yours and the answer is lost in history as why it was not done.

You have a very nice looking weapon there.

Patrick