French Chauchat M1915 Replica Dummy Magazine Prop
Product Description
This WWI faithful replica of the French M1915 Chauchat 20 Rnd. Replica Dummy Magazine is copied from an original Chauchat Magazine
It is made out of a durable solid colored plastic resin. There are no moving parts and it can not be made to hold any ammo. These look true to the real thing for any WWI display or impression.
These are ideal for costume designers, reenactors, Cosplay or museum displays that need the authentic look, when the real thing is illegal, too expensive, or too valuable to use. An affordable reenactment gear item.
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Some History
The Chauchat ("Show-sha", French pronunciation - was the standard light machine gun or "machine rifle" of the French Army during World War I (1914–18). Its official designation was "Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG" Beginning in June 1916, it was placed into regular service with French infantry, where the troops called it the FM Chauchat, after Colonel Louis Chauchat, the main contributor to its design. The Chauchat in 8mm Lebel was also extensively used in 1917–18 by the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.), where it was officially designated as the "Automatic Rifle, Model 1915 (Chauchat)". A total of 262,000 Chauchats were manufactured between December 1915 and November 1918, including 244,000 chambered for the 8mm Lebel service cartridge, making it the most widely manufactured automatic weapon of World War I. The armies of eight other nations—Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Serbia—also used the Chauchat machine rifle in fairly large numbers during and after World War I.
