Gun Collectors Dream Auction 63 Day One
Lot 123:
Up Next We Have an Original French Lebel Modele 1886 M93-R35 Carbine, The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modele 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") is also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893. It is an 8 mm bolt action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887. The Lebel rifle has the distinction of being the first military firearm to use smokeless powder ammunition. The new propellant powder, "Poudre B, " was nitrocellulose-based and had been invented in 1884 by French chemist Paul Vieille. Lieutenant Colonel Nicolas Lebel contributed a flat nosed 8 mm full metal jacket bullet ("Balle M, " or "Balle Lebel"). MANUFACTURE D’ARMES / Chatellerault, and to the right MLE 1886 M 93 / R 35, Comes WIth Leather Sling, and Overall Appears in Great Condition.
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