Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 - The Firearms Forum

nmckenzie · 12-05-2012, 10:48 PM

Any of you guys own one of these old warhorses? If so, perhaps you'd consider lending me a hand with some data. Very briefly, I'm putting together a non-firing replica built on a dummy receiver, and have thus far accumulated a few parts - mags, bipod & trunnion, grip & mag release assembly etc., and will soon be fashioning side plates for the lower frame. I have some very accurate Ordnance Department drawings of the Chauchat and it's various component parts, but they're not full size and no measurements are listed. That said, if I had just two or three measurements from an existing Chauchat I can easily work up an equation for scaling up measurements taken from the drawings. All I need to know are the O.D.s of the receiver tube, ventilated barrel casing, and mouth of the flash hider, and I can take it from there creating a full-size set of machinist's drawings. On the same topic, if anyone knows of a parts source - particularly for the front sight/flash hider assembly, I'd sure appreciate the information. My sincrest thanks in advance for any assistance.

Iron Eagle · 12-06-2012, 05:46 AM

Good luck with this. I doubt that there are any left.

zant · 12-06-2012, 07:18 AM

Have you tried SARCO??..Dave may have some parts...I thought most of these were destroyed by soldiers to save themselves from having to use them

.....My brother inherited an Amnesty registered one 3 yrs ago-traded it even for a cherry 1970 Chevy pu..

BillM · 12-06-2012, 07:18 AM

There was an extensive article on it in the Dec 1 Shotgun News.

It appears from the article that Peter Kokalis owns one--you might
see if you can get the info from him.

whirley · 12-09-2012, 10:24 AM

Have you tried any of the military museums? There's one at Boalsburg Pa, founded by Col. Boal for the 28th Div, after WW1. He had a machine gun company, and they MIGHT have one. I know they had a Gatling gun chambered for the Krag cartridge.

sharpie443 · 12-11-2012, 09:30 PM

Here is me playing with one at the machine gun shoot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qea0...qtM6w&index=56

Sgt 45 · 12-14-2012, 06:40 PM

They were arguably the very worst machine gun ever invented.

12-05-2012, 10:48 PM	#1
nmckenzie Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sitka, Alaska Posts: 1,942	Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 Any of you guys own one of these old warhorses? If so, perhaps you'd consider lending me a hand with some data. Very briefly, I'm putting together a non-firing replica built on a dummy receiver, and have thus far accumulated a few parts - mags, bipod & trunnion, grip & mag release assembly etc., and will soon be fashioning side plates for the lower frame. I have some very accurate Ordnance Department drawings of the Chauchat and it's various component parts, but they're not full size and no measurements are listed. That said, if I had just two or three measurements from an existing Chauchat I can easily work up an equation for scaling up measurements taken from the drawings. All I need to know are the O.D.s of the receiver tube, ventilated barrel casing, and mouth of the flash hider, and I can take it from there creating a full-size set of machinist's drawings. On the same topic, if anyone knows of a parts source - particularly for the front sight/flash hider assembly, I'd sure appreciate the information. My sincrest thanks in advance for any assistance. -->

12-06-2012, 05:46 AM	#2
Iron Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 658	Re: Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 Good luck with this. I doubt that there are any left.

12-06-2012, 07:18 AM	#3
zant V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: S.Al Posts: 248	Re: Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 Have you tried SARCO??..Dave may have some parts...I thought most of these were destroyed by soldiers to save themselves from having to use them.....My brother inherited an Amnesty registered one 3 yrs ago-traded it even for a cherry 1970 Chevy pu..

12-06-2012, 07:18 AM	#4
BillM V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Amity Orygun Posts: 380	Re: Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 There was an extensive article on it in the Dec 1 Shotgun News. It appears from the article that Peter Kokalis owns one--you might see if you can get the info from him.

12-09-2012, 10:24 AM	#5
whirley V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Contributor Posts: 457	Re: Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 Have you tried any of the military museums? There's one at Boalsburg Pa, founded by Col. Boal for the 28th Div, after WW1. He had a machine gun company, and they MIGHT have one. I know they had a Gatling gun chambered for the Krag cartridge.

12-11-2012, 09:30 PM	#6
sharpie443 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 56	Re: Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 Here is me playing with one at the machine gun shoot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qea0...qtM6w&index=56 Last edited by sharpie443; 12-11-2012 at 09:31 PM..

12-14-2012, 06:40 PM	#7
Sgt 45 Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 36	Re: Chauchat CSRG Mle.1915 They were arguably the very worst machine gun ever invented.