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.

Dec 26, 2023 · 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.

Jan 29, 2021 · Despite its impressive record, there are those today who insist on denigrating France’s Fusil Modéle 1886/93 “Lebel” insisting that by the time World War I began it was obsolete and out of date.

It is an 8mm bolt action infantry rifle which entered service in the French Army in April 1887. It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its forestock tube magazine plus one round in the transporter. The Lebel rifle had the distinction of being the first military firearm to use smokeless powder ammunition.

May 9, 2024 · 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...

Oct 2, 2024 · 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. This was only made possible by the French...

It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its fore-stock tube magazine, one round in the elevator plus one round in the chamber; equaling a total of ten rounds held. The Lebel rifle has the distinction of being the first military firearm to use smokeless powder ammunition.

French made, bolt-action rifle. High magazine capacity, damage, and velocity are offset with a slow and wasteful reload. The Lebel 1886 can use the following Traits: Bulletgrubber - Recover unfired round when performing partial reloads. Iron Eye - Remain in iron sights between shots when firing bolt...

Overall, the Lebel Model 1886 is a long and heavy battlefield rifle, while being known for its reliability and robustness. The tubular magazine sits under the barrel and runs forward, holding up to 8 rounds, which are loaded as individual bullets and loaded back by compression springs.

In 1886 the French Army introduced the Lebel rifle. It was the world's first modern, mass-produced magazine rifle. Another innovation was the use of smokeless gunpowder. The ammunition was contained in the tubular magazine beneath the barrel. On the outbreak of the First World War the Lemel was still being used by the French Army.