"Mathiot" flare gun/rifle

bergler · Post by **bergler** » Fri 04 Nov 2011, 15:24

Here is one of the french flare rifles, a "Mathiot". There were conversions from the Gras and Lebel Karabiners made as well, but this one is no conversion. It has the low Serial# 31. The speciality of this gun is the opening mechanism.....the barrel slides to the side after pushing a lever and with this movement an ejector plate is triggered so the empty shell is released. The body is brass, the barrel is steel. The strange looking woodwork is in actual fact not a bad replica, but original. Just looks odd ;-)

bergler · Post by **bergler** » Fri 04 Nov 2011, 15:25

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signalman · Post by **signalman** » Fri 04 Nov 2011, 15:47

They also made this style flare rifle without an ejector.

signalman · Post by **signalman** » Fri 04 Nov 2011, 22:15

These are my two examples with NO extractor, Note, they have high serial numbers, I do not know if they began at # 1000 or was a continuation of the extractor model.

signalman · Post by **signalman** » Fri 04 Nov 2011, 22:21

These are my two with extractor, They both have serial numbers under 1,000.

My serials with extractor # 84, #685

My serials without extractor # 1076, # 1225

K & K Collection · Post by **K & K Collection** » Sat 05 Nov 2011, 14:31

Hi,
These are my two different riffles. The first with ejector # 338. The second without ejector # 1118

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