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.

2021年1月29日 · The Fusil Modéle 1886/93 was a distinctive-looking rifle that was every bit as rugged as it appeared. It was the only front-line arm used by a major power that employed a tubular magazine.

2023年12月26日 · Designed in 1886 and adopted the following year by the French military, the Lebel Modèle 1886 has the distinction of being both France’s first repeating service rifle, and the world’s first service rifle chambered for a smokeless round.

The Lebel Model 1886 is an 8mm bolt action rifle with an 8 round tubular forestock magazine. It can hold up to 10 rounds with one in the transporter and another in the chamber. It was the first military rifle to use smokeless powder.

2018年11月13日 · Did you know the first smokeless-powder, repeating military arm was fielded by France in the late 19th century? Check out the story behind the Model 1886 Lebel rifle.

2024年10月2日 · One of the most important military arms ever invented is the Model 1886 Lebel rifle, the first military rifle designed to use smokeless powder ammunition.

2024年5月9日 · Meet the world’s first standard-issue military rifle to use smokeless gunpowder: the French Lebel Model 1886. The Lebel marked not only a massive milestone in firearms technology but also a...

In the history of firearms, the French Mle.1886 rifle — unofficially and universally nicknamed the “Lebel” — looms large as the weapon making all other military rifles obsolete overnight.

2016年7月23日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Lebel Model 1886 Bolt-Action Service Rifle including pictures.

2016年7月5日 · The legendary French Lebel rifle was a revolution in small arms design: It introduced smokeless powder, which gave the rifle double the power and effective range of its competitors like the Mauser 1871/84 or American Springfield Trapdoor.