#Mle. 1915

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Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass (2016)

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30 July 1915

Zouaves manning a St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun in anti-aircraft role at the St. Etienne Aerodrome, Le Bourget.

Image: IWM (Q 115199)

Colourised by Doug

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Zouaves manning a St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun in anti-aircraft role at the St. Etienne Aerodrome, Le Bourget. July 30, 1915.

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French WWI Contract Mle 1914 Remington Rolling Block Calibre 8mm Lebel

In 1914 the arms production capacity of the Remington company was available to anyone with money. The Rolling Block was obsolete by this time (Remington had ceased production of all but the rimfire models), but the tooling was still there and the design remained inexpensive, robust, and reliable. In November 1914 the French government placed an order for 100,000 of the rifles (including some carbines) in 8mm Lebel, with wooden upper handguards and bayonets.

These would prove to be the only single-shot rifles manufactured new for use in the Great War. The first deliveries began in March 1915, and by June of that year Remington was producing 500 per day. The entire contract was delivered on schedule by early 1916. These Remington rifles were marked a bit differently than typical French-production military arms. They were serial numbered on the stock and the barrel only (and this was done upon receipt in France, not by Remington), and some inspections like confirming parts interchangeability with other manufacturers was skipped (since Remington was the only manufacturer). The one identifying mark from Remington (aside from the patents marked on the tang) was “CAL 8MM” stamped on the barrels. These were the only smokeless-powder 8mm Rolling Blocks made, and thus are fairly easy to identify upon inspection.

The bayonets provided had 405mm blades per French requirement, but were otherwise basically identical to the bayonets Remington had manufactured for military Rolling Block contracts in past decades. After the end of WWI, the Rolling Blocks remained in inventory, and some remained there at least into the 1930s, as evidenced by it’s “N” chamber conversion.

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The Belgian Chauchat

Throughout the First World War the Belgian Army maintained a toe hold in its largely occupied country. The Belgian Army was equipped with a mixture of its pre-war weapons and donated small arms and equipment from her British and French allies. The Belgian Army used both the Lewis light machine gun and the French Chauchat automatic rifle. 

Belgium received its first Fusil Mitrailleur CSRG Mle 1915s in the spring of 1916. By April 1917, the Belgian Army had recieved 1,413 Chauchats and requested more. These first Chauchats were chambered in the French Army’s 8mm Lebel round rather than the Belgian 7.65×53mm Mauser round. 

French Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 ‘CSRG’ (source)

The Spring of 1917 saw successful testing of a CSRG 1915 rechambered to fire the 7.65×53mm round. Belgian technicians had worked with the engineers at the Gladiator factory that produced Chauchats on a curved box magazine to replace the crescent shaped french magazine. The Belgian magazine had the benefit of being fully enclosed with no cutouts to allow in dirt or mud. 

Almost the entire Belgian Chauchat inventory was retrofitted and rechambered with 3,250 in service by the end of the war. The straight box magazine and rimless 7.65×53mm cartridge aided in improving the Chauchat’s overall performance. In 1927 Belgian engineers further perfected the Chauchat with the addition of sliding dust covers, an improved bipod and an easier disassembly process. The Belgian Army retained its Chauchat CSRG Mle 1915s and Mle 1915/27s until the FN-made Browning Automatic Rifle was adopted in the mid-1930s.

Sources: 

Images: 1 2

Honour Bound - The Chauchat Machine Rifle, G. Demaison & Y. Buffetaut, (1995)  

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M1915 Renault armoured car OTD Apr 16 1918

IWM Q 6637

Apr 16 1918 Near  Méteren, France, John Warwick Brooke takes these pictures of French armoured cars supporting two companies of the 18th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Composite Force, 15th Corps). Meteren,

16 April 1918-04-16

The photographed vehicle is an M1915 Renault armoured car officially called the “Autocanon de 47 Renault mle 1915”, which was armed with a machine-gun, usually an M1914 Hotchkiss or M1907 St. Étienne, or a relatively small calibre artillery gun.

Colourized by In Colore Veritas

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The Famous French 37: Armament of the Artillerie Spéciale

The French are known for their Canon de 75 Modèle 1897, whose popularity originated from a New York Bar in 1915. In the realm of the Artillerie Spéciale, the French 37 would be much more of a common sight. The lineage of French 37 mm caliber guns would start with the Canon d’Infanterie de 37 Modèle 1916 TRP, born out of the 1899 Hague Convention rule that 37 mm would be the smallest caliber allowed to use explosive shells. Designed by Atelier de construction de Puteaux (Puteaux Construction Workshop), the weapon would be used in large numbers throughout the Great War and was praised for its high rate of fire and small profile. By November 1916, it became apparent that the Renault FT needed to mount a cannon to handle armored targets so Estienne ordered APX to create a 37 mm gun able to be installed in the FTs turret. The Renault FT’s armament, designated 37 SA Mle 1918, would be designed with lessons learned from the previous models.

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Zouaves manning a St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun in anti-aircraft role at the St. Etienne Aerodrome, Le Bourget, 30 July 1915.

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I repainted the reproduction Mle 1915 Adrian helmet I got to be more of a “proper” blue vs. what I got. I use the term proper very loosely since the Metropolitan army’s blue ranged from grey to dark blue. The Colonial forces had more of a mustard green shade.The helmet badge is for the Czech Rifle Divisions that fought under French command in 1918. 

The other Adrian is a Mle 1926/32 Belgian model with a Luxembourg crest, to show the differences between the WW1 and WW2 models. 

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Arturo Parera Rodriguez (Vida y obra)

Arturo Parera Rodriguez (Vida y obra)

Arturo Parera Rodriguez (1915-2007) Nacio en Madrid en 1915  y murió el 10 de junio de 2007 en Barcelona, Cataluña, (España).

Fue enfermero, trabajador textil, albañil, perteneció al  Movimiento Libertario de España (MLE) y a la Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo (CNT)

Hijo de Arturo Parera Mali, uno de los fundadores de la FAI,

Arturo Parera Rodríguez tuvo una infancia difícil en Madrid y…

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Ultima sera per la lancia 1z, qui ne vedete una requisita dall'esercito tedesco. L'armamento primario originale del 1915 era basato su 3 mitragliatrici Maxim da 6,5 mm, sostituite poi dalle St Etienne da 8 mm con 15.000 colpi in nastri. Queste armi, più potenti ma meno affidabili e soggette ad inceppamenti, furono sostituite nel 1924 dalle affidabili FIAT-Revelli Mod. 1914 da 6,5 mm. Nelle 1Z erano installate nelle torrette, mentre nelle successive 1ZM una sparava "in fuga" ed era impiegabile a terra sul suo treppiede. Tutte queste mitragliatrici erano raffreddate ad acqua, con l'inconveniente, soprattutto nelle colonie, di dover approvvigionare e trasportare a bordo in apposite taniche le scorte d'acqua. Di conseguenza, nel 1938, sui mezzi inviati in Africa Orientale Italiana vennero montate le Fiat Mod. 14/35 da 8mm raffreddata ad aria, mentre l'esemplare donato all'Afghanistan montava le mitragliatrici leggere SIA Mod. 1918, anch'esse raffreddate ad aria. L'armamento dell'equipaggio, stivato nel vano di combattimento su apposite rastrelliere, era inizialmente costituito da quattro fucili mitragliatori francesi Chauchat Mle 1915 CSRG da 8 mm, ciascuno 1200 colpi. Queste armi, pesanti ed inaffidabili, nel 1918 furono sostituite da altrettanti fucili Mod. 91 Cavalleria. #storieefoto #lancia #ansaldo #1z #fiat #ww2 #history #archeology #military #worldwartwo #worldwar #tank #italian #fascism #fascist #nazi #artillery #army #spa #rsi #army https://www.instagram.com/p/BvuVJc2nND-/?igshid=pxay5xcz305u

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Standard issue weapons

Pistols:

Steyr M1912 and Mle 1915 “Ruby”

Rifles:

Carcano 1891 and Carcano Carbine

Sub machine guns:

Beretta M1938a and Beretta M1938b

Machine guns:

Breda M30, Breda M37, Breda M38 and Perino Modello 1908

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The Story behind the Development of Neon Signs

The president of MLE Merchandising and Sign Solutions, Inc., in Elk Grove, Illinois, Mike Loftus focuses on branding services that include sign production and installation. Overseeing exterior and interior projects with MLE, Inc., Mike Loftus has a longstanding interest in the history and development of advertising signs. One of the iconic 20th century signifiers of storefronts, the neon sign has a history extending to 1675, when Jean Picard, a French astronomer, observed a glow arising from a mercury barometer tube when it was shaken. This static electricity-related phenomenon proved useful following the invention of electrical generators, when glass Geissler tubes were used in the creation of vapor lamps. Electricity was applied to the gas within the lamp, which caused the gas to glow. In 1910 a sealed tube of the rare gas neon was created that, when charged, created a glowing lamp. After the inventor of this technique received a U.S. patent in 1915, the gas-filled tubes quickly spread as a way of creating illuminated advertising signage. “Neon” signs are not limited to the use of neon gas as an element. While neon glows red, more than 150 hues can be produced employing other gases and elements such as mercury, phosphor, helium, and argon.

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July 30 OTD in Flight

Jul 30 1914 OTD Norwegian Tryggve Gran became 1st pilot to cross the North Sea. Took off in his Blériot XI-2 monoplane, Ca Flotte, from Cruden Bay, Scotland. He landed 4 hours 10 minutes later at Jæren, near Stavanger, Norway.

Jul 30 1918 OTD In a dog-fight ACE pilot Lieutenant Frank Linke-Crawford, the fourth-highest-scoring Austro-Hungarian (27 victories), is shot down and killed by a pair of Italian Hanriot HD.1 fighters

Jul 30 1915 OTD At the St. Etienne Aerodrome, Le Bourget, France, a French official photographer takes this photo, IWM Q 115199, of French colonial Zouaves manning a St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun in anti-aircraft role. 30 July 1915-07-30

Jul 30 1918 #OTD Pictures of the Popham panel-system of visual signaling from the ground to aircraft at Beauval. The system fell out of use as radios in aircraft became more common. 

IWM Q 70880, IWM Q 60568

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July 30 1915 French official photographer takes this photo, IWM Q 115199, French colonial Zouave soldiers (French North Africa) manning a St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun in anti-aircraft role at the St. Etienne Aerodrome, Le Bourget

30 July 1915 French official photographer Production date: 1915-07-30 

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Jul 30 1915 IWM (Q 115199) "Zouaves manning a St. Étienne Mle 1907 machine gun in anti-aircraft role at the St. Etienne Aerodrome, Le Bourget" July 30 1915 https://t.co/8u3u9xbf4s https://t.co/aTZmePcf7P http://twitter.com/ThisDayInWWI/status/1156263184631623680