French school rifles

Join us on the App! https://weaponsandwar.tv/ From 1871 to the 1920s France implemented a number of schemes to introduced military education, shooting theory and practice, not only as a way to boost patriotism but also in a bid to prepare boys and teenagers for military service after leaving school. For this, various scaled down rifles were developped, ranging from non-functioning drill rifles to scaled down near copies of the service rifle of the time. In this vid we focus on a miniature Lebel-like rifle chambered in 6mm Bosquette. We also take a closer look at the cartridge, discuss its origins and see what happened to it. Playeur/Utreon: https://playeur.com/c/blokeontherange Patreon:   / blokeontherange   Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BlokeOnT... Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/bloke-on... Instagram:   / blokeontherange   Facebook:   / blokeontherange