Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle-Ring Carbine by Saint-Étienne with Sling - dated 1895 Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery
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Original French Mannlicher Berthier Mle 1892 Saddle Ring Carbine by Saint Étienne with Sling dated 1895 Replica Non Firing Pistols & Rifles 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery 1st Regiment Virginia Artillery When used in this way the flare would serve to light up a wide portion of the battlefield and in particular the spread of No Man's Land which separated the two sets of enemy front line trenches thus identifying any enemy patrol or wiring activity caught within the flare's boundaries