Lebel 1886

The Lebel Model 1886 Rifle, or known officially as Fusil Modèle 1886-M93, is a French 8mm bolt action rifle which has the distinction of being the first military rifle designed to use smokeless powder cartridges. It incorporated some of the latest advances in rifle design at the time. A bolt head with two opposed front locking lugs that locked into the receiver and cammed surface on the rear of the receiver bridge providing positive extraction. The Lebel rifle was adopted in April 1887 and remained in service in the French Army until World War II, although its tube magazine had long become an obsolete feature. The Lebel M1886 rifle had a 10-round capacity and also mounted a spike bayonet. It was manufactured beginning in 1887 until May 1920. The total number of Lebel rifles manufactured at 2,880,000 units.

Specifications

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm

• Fusil Modèle 1886-M93 Rilfe.
• Caliber: 8 x 50R mm
• Length: 51.36 inches
• Barrel Length: 31.44 inches
• Weight:
• :Revolver: 9.73 pounds
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,000 - 2,300 feet per second
• Maximum Range: 3,500 - 4,500 yards

The Fusil Modèle 1886-M93 Rifle appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Flyboys		French troops		2006
The Mummy Returns		Cultist		2001
The Mummy	Brendon Fraser	Rick O'Connell		1999
Legionaire	Jean Claude Van Damme	Alain Lefevre		1998
The Big Red One		Vichy French troops		1980
March or Die		Foreign Legionnaires		1977
Papillon		Various		1973
Casablanca		Moroccan soldiers		1942
Sergeant York		French troops		1941
The Fighting 69th		French troops		1940

R.S.C. Model 1917

The Ribeyrolles, Sutter and Chauchat (R.S.C.) Model 1917 Semi-automatic Rifle, also known as the Fusil Automatique (F.A.) Model 1917, was a variant of the Lebel 1886 produced during World War I to give the French soldier an edge on the battlefield. Although 85,000 rifles were produced during the war, it was criticized for being too heavy and too long, and it was accused of being too difficult to maintain in a trench enviroment. It also needed a special five-round clip. An improved version, the R.S.C. M1918, was shorter, and used the standard five-round clip of the Berthier rifle. This variant proved itself during the Rif War.

Specifications

R.S.C. Model 1917

R.S.C. Model 1918

R.S.C. Model 1917

• Caliber: 8 x 50R
• Length: 52.4 inches
• Barrel Length: 31.4 inches
• Weight: 11.6 pounds

R.S.C. Model 1918

• Caliber: 8 x 50R
• Length: 43.25 inches
• Barrel Length: 22.85 inches
• Weight: 10.5 pounds