in response, french military authorities introduced a modified berthier rifle in 1916, designated "fusil mle 1907/15-m16 " but generally called the 1916 rifle ("fusil modele 1916"). the new rifle had a re-designed magazine well, which now could hold "en-bloc" clips with a 5-round capacity, though they would still accept the original 3-round chargers. these rifles saw service in all branches of the french army mostly after 1918. they were still used by compagnies republicaines de securite or c.r.s. until the 1960s for law enforcement purposes. the mle 1916 berthier infantry rifle only appeared on the front lines in small numbers during the late summer of 1918. with its greater cartridge capacity, it was better received than the mle 1907/15 rifle and later became widely issued to infantry troops during the post-war years after their production had intensified . nevertheless, some commanders continued to lobby for reissuance of the older mle 1886/m93 lebel for their infantry troops. after world war i, the french foreign legion, which carried the 3-shot mle 1907-15 during most of its post-1916 combat operations, was re-equipped with the older mle 1886/m93 lebel rifle.