Nice picture! I always enjoy seeing how dressed up people got to go shooting back then!

Clipping of a match?  Very interesting!

Can we see that? Please?

   Joe.

just a couple comments:  
that looks VERY much like 2 rifles I own   the one it looks most like is a very late (post 1920) Hammerelli (sp?) made Martini-actioned swiss-schuetzen-styled rifle that is chambered for the late Military Swiss 7.5x55 rimless high power cartridge. They were used in the 20's to late 30's in Post-schuetzen international Free Rifle Competition.  The forward reaching "spoon" on the trigger guard is the original palm rest. 
  these were long heavy barreled rifles---heavy to accommodate the recoil for a cartridge that is prettier similar to the US military 30-'06 round.   a more rearward grip position for the left hand helps it balance very nicely.   some of these Hammerelli barreled action were purchased by the US and run through the Springfield armor and rebarreled with 30-'06 match barrels for our US military teams for that competition.   Occasionally one shows up in a auction catalogue  some have original stocks and some have been modified to a more US style.  they also often have a cork-ball palm rest.

My second rifle is a very near twin with identical action & barrel and almost identical stock---however-------It was drilled out to about 50 cal and a shorter heavy walled 22 rf liner inserted; The original  barrel is like sight bloop tube.  (the tiny screws centering the muzzle of the liner are metric threaded so I'm assuming it was done "over there").    It is a bit lighter with less forward weight, for that reason (I'm assuming) is had the "spoon" rest reduced and it is drilled for a palm rest farther forward of the action.

Based on the above I'm speculating that the picture shows a civilian marksman posing with a swiss Hammerelli International free rifle.   French is a common language of Switzerland so french  would not preclude a Swiss origin of the photo.    I can't  tell from the photo if the bore is large or small; but with the palm rest it might be a conversion for small bore competition

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It appears that this is the winner of the match?


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Here is the translation.

I guess the snippet has nothing to do with the picture of the shooter.

They write about Flobert shooters in 1927. Those guys shot indoors I guess, like the Bavarians with zimmerstutzens.

              Biggi. 

Hello Biggi
Thanks for the translation.

I assumed it was French as it came from a seller in France and the "des enfants" sounded like French for the children.

there were a series of 7.5 cartridges used over the years from low pressure BP cartridges to the hi-power jacketed military target ammo of the 1920'2 & 30's.  the same as used in the superb K-31 military bolt action rifles and in later semi auto and machine gun ammo,

here is a like to an auction photo of a rifle that appears to be similar to mine

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I'm hunting the Swiss military sight for those old photos and will post a link when and if I can locate them,