Berthier 1890 magazine bolt-action rifle 8x50mmR
| 01. Original name | Modele 1892 Mousqueton d’Artillerie | |
| 02. Other official names | Mousqueton Mle 1892 | |
| 03. Popular names | Berthier 92 carbine, 92 Berthier Artillery Carbine | |
| 04. Chamberings | 8×50mmR Lebel Balle “M” and Balle “D” | |
| 05. Designed by | Emile Berthier | |
| 06. Design date | 1890 (cavalry carbine) 1892 for this version | |
| 07. In service date(s) | 1890-1936 (later with different countries post WWI) | |
| 08. Adopted by | France, Greece. Many other nations post WWI | |
| 09. Production quantities | Not known exactly but at French mobilisation in 1914 there were 384000 Mle 1892 carbines on roll. Overall production of all Berthier rifles and carbines are estimated at over 2375000 but many were converted from one model to another | |
| 10. Mechanism | Berthier Bolt action, Mannlicher 3-round clip | |
| 11. Weight | 3,1 kg / 6,83 lbs | |
| 12. Mountings | Sling mounts are on the side of the middle barrel band and on the toe of the butt | |
| 13. Practicality in action | The M92 artillery carbine was easy to use and lightweight. The sabre bayonet was over a third as long as the carbine, and the limitations of the three shot clip were soon realised. The sleek design has its roots in the cavalry carbine of 1890 where a main concern was snagging on equipment | |
| 14. Comments / Other information | The carbine featured here was made at the government factory Manufacture d’armes de Châtellerault, dated 1915 although records show it was probably made in 1914. This example has escaped being converted to a later version (M16) with its five-round clip post 1916 and also escaped the conversion to the later Balle N ammunition in the 1930s |