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French nails were locally fabricated and converted bayonets, knives and stabbing weapons for use in the First World War. These were crude stabbing spikes made by adding a point to a steel stake which had its rearmost section heated and bent into a crude handle. A more elegant form of the weapon was the introduction of the Poignard-Baïonnette ...
The problem for the French Army was they lacked light, portable, simple, and inexpensive firepower that could be brought with them to overcome enemy machine gun nests and wire entanglements. Early on they experimented with crossbows , catapults , and slingshots to propel hand grenades with limited success.
The Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault (French pronunciation: [manyfaktyʁ daʁm də ʃatɛlʁo], "Châtellerault Weapons Factory", abbr. MAC) was a French state-owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Châtellerault, Vienne. It was created by a royal decree of 14 July 1819 to manufacture swords, then (after 1850) firearms and cannons.
A more elegant form of the French Nail was the Poignard-Baïonnette Lebel M1886/14. Approved as a standard military infantry weapon after its development by Lieutenant Colonel Coutrot [ 8 ] of the French Army, the Poignard-Baïonnette Lebel consisted of a long, needle-pointed, stiletto -profile blade with wooden handle and an integrated knuckle ...
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The Fusil-mitrailleur Modèle 1924 M29 (or MAC 24/29), designed in 1924 by the Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, is a 7.5×54mm French light machine gun, which was the standard issue machine gun of the French Army from 1925 until the 1960s and was in use until 2000–2006 with the National Gendarmerie.
Kiss Power Play Salon Acrylic Nail Kit. Get the nail salon look without the nail salon prices. For almost $9, this Kiss set is equipped with 28 durable nails, gel glue, a mini file, and a manicure ...
Berthier Mle 1907/15 M16 rifle. Many late world war I era French rifles such as this Berthier rifle and other late World War I variant of Berthier and Lebel rifles were still in heavy use by French forces in World War II due to newer French rifles the MAS-36 and MAS-40(not in production) not being available in sufficient quantities for the French military.