1886 8mm French Lebel rifle Part 1 of 2

The 1886 French Lebel rifle (M1886) The first magazine repeating rifle chambered for a smokeless powder cartridge with a jacketed bullet. The first true "soldier's rifle."The M1886 was, at a stroke, the single most modern small arm in any European arsenal, rendering all other designs obsolete at a stroke.World War One was the Lebel's true baptism by fire, and by all accounts it held up extremely well.
Russia, Belgium, Serbia, Rumania and Greece all received tens of thousands of Lebels during WWI. Even the Germans used the Lebel, issuing large numbers of captured rifles to rear echelon troops.
The Lebel remained in production until 1919, with some four million being produced.

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[sbarraza1985]

I have one that I don't know if you can help. I have a chatellerault mle m.16 and a MAC 1917 on the right side of barrel. I think is a 8 mm lebel but not sure.

[MrCiurus]

Does that manufacturer is the ammo?

[misomalu]

@mag30th Abandoned our firearms? since when has Canada abandoned its firearms? And just so you know, if it wasn't for the French supplying you with weapons, ammunition, and soldiers during your revolution, you would still be a part of the British empire, so maybe you should thank the French for you're freedom every now and then, instead of mocking for everything you have

[TheLoneangle]

are you all three handicaped?

[TaZ101SAGA]

A very interesting gun, I'd love to shoot one.

[iruamattia]

I think Roumanians had these Lebel rifles in the world war II.

[iruamattia]

@mag30th Well, not Finland, actually. I do not know for the others, though. I think we have modern arms (assault rifles) for the most part of the conscript army. Only obsolete arms have been sold, like prewar rifles and automatic guns. That is Sweden which just abandoned it conscript army. We have different geography. ;)

[TheMsmadrigal]

me and my dad got a gun that looks like this in some ways and we didnt know what it is so we took it in and asked and they said that it is from 1914 and they dont know what size of bullet it might be a 8mm but we are not sure so if u know please tell me ok thank you very much.

[canicheenrage]

@gasp6 Il le dit plus bas ( 1/1 à 1/4 ) dans les commentaires: Les cartouches qu'il a faites étaient moins chargées et moins longues pour ne pas risquer d'endommager le fusil nouvellement restauré; Si les cartouches d'origine se logeaient parfaitement, les nouvelles s'éjectaient à l'armement, etc... Après correction, tout allait comme sur des roulettes.

[Cosmoline]

I'm going to pick one of these up if I can get one in good condition. They were a very innovative design that was way ahead of the other great powers.