The Belgian M89/36 Mauser Rifle, A History Of. (Please Read Description)

All of the photos used in this video are borrowed from Anthony Vanderlinden's book "FN Mauser Rifles Arming Belgium and the World. All photo credit goes to this book as they are not my personal photos.
APA Reference: Vanderlinden, A. (2016) FN Mauser Rifles Arming Belgium and the World. Wet Dog Publications.
This is the first time I have made a video of this sort, and using a script. So please understand if you notice awkward cuts and pauses. There is a section where I show an example of Belgian ammo before explaining why riflemen were not issue spitzer ammo. I made a mistake putting that part before giving an explanation.
There could have been more information put into the video but since there is a lack of information about this rifle available, and I am not proficient in finding hard to find information and accessing archives which explains the lack of details in some sections.
Otherwise, I hope you enjoy this video and please make sure to let me know what you thought of the video! If many of you like it, I might try to do the same for different military items.

[@hugodussart1859]

It's cool that you show some Belgian military stuff, the Belgian army is sometimes a bit forgotten and btw I'm Belgian and you've got a pretty good french accent, continues comme ça.

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

Comme ça? 😂 vlaams spreken ja 😂 no no just a joke ❤

[@jayausten5388]

the bayonet on the Belgian Mausers are cool imo

[@TylerMcL3more]

Token comment for the algorithm- good job!

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

Today after 1 year i looked at the video again. Thanks for these information! I am a huge bayonet collector myself. This is the only video on youtube showing a belgian m1916 bayonet. Gives me a idea to make a video my own now 😅❤❤❤

[@worldwarguy459]

Glad I could help!!

[@ElectricTree]

Great video, could we please get a video detailing the Badges/crests for the Adrian helmets throughout WW1 and WW2, somewhat explaining what each symbol means and what they relate to, It would be much appreciated.

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

I love your videos! Great video on the belgian rifle. Learned a bit aswel here. Belgian myself but flemish (dutch) 😉🇧🇪

[@Oneofthetwelve]

Thanks for your video. Have you looked at the later version that was factory coated (grey) and chambered in 30.06?

[@Oneofthetwelve]

Nice video. Have you seen the later version, factory coated grey, and chambered in 30.06?

[@Hawker_Tempest]

very interesting history

[@coreyfaehrmann1580]

My 89/36 doesnt have any Belgian markings on the stock, nor does it have the new applied serial number, what it does have on the stock is the German LK3 marking. I wonder if the rifle was captured during production or something similar

[@worldwarguy459]

Without the markings on the stock, it means it was either sanded down at one point or captured before the arsenal had the chance to put the final marking on it. I don’t know why it doesn’t have the new serial number, that’s seems odd to me. Is it just a 4 digit number? But with a German marking, it was most likely captured at some point

[@coreyfaehrmann1580]

@@worldwarguy459 Yea I believe that it was captured during, and not sanded since it has the German marking which looks crisp

[@TrondOleJensen]

Do you know if the Belgian army during WW2 was in Norway, Narvik to be exact? I have a bayonet that my grandfather got during the war, i know he was in Narvik and in that area.

[@navylive4dastrikehugomelch401]

I just bought a Hearstal Belgium rifle serial is politie 19328 how can I find out the caliber and year it was made? Thanks. Hooyah

[@a.7921]

Can you help me please I have an old Belgian rifle, but I haven't found a similar one. I don't know her name or any information about her!!

[@guywithtrash231]

Whats the cap youre wearing whilst shooting

[@rudyclaes9544]

Just stumbled on your video. Its a pity that either you didn't do enough research or you only found the wrong info. Most of your video is nonsens . For example a M89/36 rifle is a converted rifle , not a newly produced rifle. Your contract numbers are simply serial numbers . I can go on for quit a while , but leave it here. Anyway , you have to live with the idea that some people going to live their lives with the wrong info.😀😀😀

[@worldwarguy459]

If you have other sources I could search please let me know, as there is not a lot of information out there on this rifle. As for the incorrect info, the use of contract numbers was used by FN, to avoid confusion for anyone I continued to use this term as both MAE and FN worked on these rifles. And for your comment about calling it a newly produced rifle vs converted rifle, I do call it a converted rifle as well. I may have called it a new rifle because it still is to some degree. It had many new parts as well as converted parts. I do not think anyone will be confused if I called it a new rifle on accident as I explained multiple times that it is a converted rifle.