| | French WW1 RSC1917 semi-auto rifle * |
 | | After WW1 most of the RSC1917's were modified by converting them to bolt actions, the gas "ports" or elbows were eliminated, they were updated to use the 20's ammo & marked "N" on the receiver, very few of the 1917's are found with a complete gas system. |
 | | Oddly the rifle was designed to use a specific 5rd clip!, the Lebels & Berthiers used the same round, the Berthiers used 2 different clips & the RSC1917 another!, a logistics nightmare |
 | | most French military rifles produced prior to 1928 were reworked to use a later version of the 8mm round, early rifles that had these mods were marked on the chamber & barrel w/the "N" marking to indicate this, it meant balle N which was the designation of the modernized cartridge. |
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