The French got off to an early start with smallbore, smokeless powder rifles, but stayed too long at the fair with the Lebel. Its supplement, the Berthier, was a clear improvement. Read about it in the 1/20 and 2/20 issues of SGN
These military engineers in 1914 were armed with Mousqueton d'Artillerie Modèle 1892. If you wondered what stacking rods were for, this is it. (Jean Huon)