Original French WWI Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG Chauchat Magazine Carrier Ammunition Pouch 40mm BOFORS The corrugated bowl design was

The corrugated bowl design was possibly to deflect bullets or to increase the strength of the shell

officially

and focus on producing previously ordered weapons meant that when the U

On the other half of the liner is the full makers name and address:

Original French WWI Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG Chauchat Magazine Carrier Ammunition Pouch 40mm BOFORS The corrugated bowl design wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rather rare piece of French WWI kit. This breadbag looking item is constructed of canvas with leather straps and enclosure ties. This pouch would have been carried by the Magazine Carrier or Assistant Gunner. The Chauchat was the standard light machine gun or "machine rifle" of the French Army during World War I (191418). Its official designation was "Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG" ("Machine Rifle