079-0721-2966, French Lebel M-1886 8 MM with Bayonet. BLOWOUT
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079-0721-2966, French Lebel M-1886 8 MM with Bayonet and scabbard. 80% deep blue, with light bumps, dings and use marks scattered about the gun. Fine bore, with light residue in groves. The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modèle 1886 dit “Fusil Lebel”) also known as the “Fusil Mle 1886 M93”, after a bolt modification was added in 1893, is an 8 mm bolt action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887. It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its forestock tube magazine, one round in the transporter plus one round in the chamber. The Lebel rifle has the distinction of being the first military firearm to use smokeless powder ammunition. [/p][p]
The Lebel rifle remained the basic weapon of French infantry during World War I (1914–1918). Altogether, 3.45 million Lebel rifles were produced by the three French state factories between 1887 and 1916. The Mle 1886 Lebel rifle was issued with a long needle-like quadrangular épée bayonet, the Épée-Baïonnette Modèle 1886, with a length of 52 cm. (20 in.). With its X-shaped cross section, the épée bayonet was optimized for thrusting, designed to readily penetrate thick clothing and leather. The bayonet was dubbed “Rosalie” by French soldiers who were issued it during World War I. #49xxx, CC&R to ship.
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