No Clip, No Problem! Ethiopian Gunsmithing Solutions (Berthier)
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While helping to unpack a new shipment of French rifles at IO Inc / Royal Tiger Imports, I came across several examples of Berthiers that were modified to not use clips. There were a couple different ways the Ethiopian gunsmiths did this, so let's have a look...
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