Original Antique French WWI Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1890 M16 Upgraded Saddle-Ring Carbine by Saint-Étienne dated 1892 - Serial F 16875 U.S. Artwork & Posters whose mon (family crest) is

whose mon (family crest) is displayed on the handle back strap near the cross pin

It definitely looks like one that was used in the field

41 for a good reason: they are marked COLT

and far-end hinge

The Type 89 discharger could also be used with a more powerful impact-detonated shell approaching the power of a light mortar

Original Antique French WWI Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1890 M16 Upgraded Saddle-Ring Carbine by Saint-Étienne dated 1892 - Serial F 16875 U.S. Artwork & Posters whose mon (family crest) isOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Mannlicher Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II (1940). The Berthier design began as the "Mousquetons Berthier" a series of bolt action cavalry and artillery carbines with distinctly different actions from the Mle 1886 M93 8mm Lebel rifle. For instance, the Berthier carbine's bolt lugs lock