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Military Rifles", 2003): "The rifle shoulders nicely and is comfortable with a 13.5" length of pull. Align the hard to see sights and squeeze. When the hammer drops the Lebel slaps hard on both ends. The bolt handle is a bit out of reach due to its forward placement, but the action is fairly smooth and easy to run from the shoulder. You just have to give it a bit of a tug at the end to snap the shell carrier up ... With quality ammunition and a good bore these rifles are capable of fine accuracy. ... A rugged and reliable design, the Lebel soldiered on far longer than it should have."
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double taper handicapping French firearms design for decades to come. The repeating mechanism, derived from the French Mle 1884 Gras-Kropatschek repeating rifle, was implemented by Albert Close and Louis Verdin at the
Chatellerault arsenal. The bolt's two opposed front locking lugs, inspired from the two rear locking lugs on the bolt of the earlier Swiss
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began much too late (in 1937) although its prototype had already been approved in 1929. As a result, MAS-36 rifles to equip French infantry were in short supply when World War II broke out in
September 1939. Furthermore, a thoroughly tested French semi-automatic rifle was also ready to be placed into
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after whom the rifle (and the caliber) are named. However, Lebel did not lead the team responsible for creating the new rifle. He amicably protested during his lifetime that
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and MAS 1949-56 series. Another adverse result of all these delays is that Lebel rifles—many of which had since been shortened into a carbine-length version, the Mle 1886 M93R35—were still in the hands of front-line and reserve troops at the outbreak of the war. More than 3 million were available in
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smokeless ammunition allied to its longer range and flatter trajectory brought a revolution in infantry armament. A soldier equipped with a Lebel could outrange troops carrying rifles chambered for black-powder, large-caliber lead-bullet ammunition. Using smokeless powder, he could remain virtually
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8mm Lebel ammunition was powerful for its time. It ranked slightly higher in muzzle energy than .303 British and slightly lower than the German 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge. The chief negative characteristic of 8mm Lebel ammunition was the geometry of its rimmed bottlenecked case, due to the will to
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Boulanger ordered to produce a million rifles by May 1, 1887, but his proposal how to achieve that was entirely unrealistic and the overall speed was clearly impossible (he was sacked the same year for provoking a war with Germany). The Lebel rifle was manufactured by three government arsenals:
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boat-tail bullet ammunition, accuracy at longer distances was impaired by the existing open sights. Consequently, the APX Mle 1916 and APX Mle 1917 models of the Lebel rifle with adjustable telescopic sights were issued in numbers during WW-1, beginning in late 1916.
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weapons and how they came to be designed and manufactured. This is regarded as the fundamental research volume on the subject. The author is a retired armament engineer who spent most of his career at Châtellerault and had full access to all the archives and the
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for sale by Manufrance during the pre-World War II years. This particular version featured a shorter barrel, a turned-down bolt handle and a slimmer, better finished stock. However, it had to compete as a hunting weapon against the bolt-action Mauser and
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machine rifle. The Lebel cartridge's heavily tapered case shape and substantial rim forced weapon designers to resort to magazines with extreme curvatures as for the Chauchat machine rifle. In contrast, rimless straight-wall cartridges such as the
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Kropatschek rifles, still chambered for the 11mm Gras black-powder cartridge, were later adopted by the army as a transitional repeating firearm. The Mle 1885 had a two-piece stock and a massive steel receiver and closely resembles
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rimmed ammunition, 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.
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other country's service rifles were being loaded with stripper clips at a much faster rate. The tube fed magazine also greatly affected the rifle's balance when being fired, which could have been another shortcoming.
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production by 1939. But due to the German occupation of France during the Second World War, five more years had to pass before this gas-operated weapon (the MAS-1939 and MAS-40) could be issued as the MAS-44,
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8mm Lebel was increased to approximately 457 yards (418 m) using open sights. The altered ballistic trajectory of the new cartridge necessitated a replacement of the Lebel's rear sights.
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invisible to an enemy at longer ranges, yet locate an enemy at any range by the smoke from their rifles. He could also carry more cartridges for the same overall weight.
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reuse 11mm Gras case set of tools. This adversely affected the magazine capacity and functioning of firearms, particularly in automatic weapons such as the
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1774:"The First Modern Military Rifle: The Modele 1886 Lebel"
1329:: Supplied to the Italian Army in World War I after the
2482:
Italian small arms of the first & second world wars
2318:
Italian small arms of the first & second world wars
1946:. Men-at-Arms 356. Osprey Publishing. pp. 12, 33.
1699:"ABP lead successful operation in southern Afghanistan"
475:
431:-based and had been invented in 1884 by French chemist
2389:[Military History of Georgia: Light Weapons].
2083:
RSI: uniforms, badges, equipment and weapons 1943-1945
2447:
2445:
1911:
1892:
523:" ("Powder B") and had just been invented in 1884 by
2557:
The Spanish Civil War 1936–39 (2): Republican Forces
2022:
1794:
1754:
1023:
During World War I, Lebels were supplied to various
507:
Original Mle 1886 cartridge with cupronickel-coated
2581:"Nouvelles militaires de l'étranger : Turquie"
561:However shortly thereafter, in January 1886, a new
2813:Proud Promise: French Autoloading Rifles 1898–1979
2559:. Men-at-Arms 498. Osprey Publishing. p. 38.
2442:
2387:"საქართველოს სამხედრო ისტორია: მსუბუქი შეიარაღება"
2045:
1974:. Men-at-Arms 452. Osprey Publishing. p. 42.
581:" bullet was suggested by Tramond and designed by
3414:8 mm Lebel smokeless powder cartridge (1886)
2996:Forgotten Weapons: M1886 Lebel Rifle at the Range
4020:
2769:
1970:Pawly, Ronald; Lierneux, Pierre (10 June 2009).
1507:
1203:
611:and shared the tubular magazine from the navy's
2952:(in French). Crepin-Leblond. pp. 332–334.
1073:with a Lebel Mle 1886 M93-R35 rifle during the
763:which incorporated some Lebel parts: the Fusil
515:cartridge to be made and adopted by any country
3445:Du Temple high-circulation steam engine (1876)
2218:
2216:
3981:Cartridges used by France during World War II
3758:
3544:
3065:
2532:Les Gardes Personnelles des Princes de Monaco
2128:
2126:
2039:
2037:
1969:
672:
378:+1 in the elevator +1 in the chamber (unsafe)
2189:"L'armement française en A.F.N. (1954-1962)"
2137:. Collector Grade Publications. p. 60.
1942:Thomas, Nigel; Babac, Dusan (25 July 2001).
1845:"What Went Wrong with the 1886 Lebel Rifle?"
3212:Mitrailleuse Gatling modèle APX 1895 (1895)
2436:"Uniquely Ethiopian Shortened Lebel Rifles"
2213:
1941:
1866:. Oxford University Press. pp. 47–50.
1520:: issued to Home Guard units after Dunkirk.
550:rifles which showed themselves well in the
358:400 m (438 yards) (individual targets)
3765:
3751:
3551:
3537:
3072:
3058:
2554:
2123:
2034:
1965:
1963:
1937:
1935:
1933:
1477:
730:cartridge evolved out of and replaced the
597:," informally stuck to the entire weapon.
498:
4049:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1887
2792:Military rifle and machine gun cartridges
2770:de Haas, Frank; Van Zwoll, Wayne (2003).
2555:de Quesada, Alejandro (20 January 2015).
2484:. Schiffer Publishing. pp. 161–162.
2405:
2076:
1855:
1634:(French > "Infantry Rifle Model 1884")
1537:
1437:
1154:
939:adopted new 8mm infantry rifles in 1888;
919:Learn how and when to remove this message
451:"). Twelve years later, in 1898, a solid
3503:French weapons in the American Civil War
3389:Pauly-Prélat integrated cartridge (1808)
2947:
2828:the MAS 38-39 to MAS49 and 49/56 series.
2048:Allied Infantry Weapons of World War Two
1997:
1492:
1366:
1065:
860:
776:
690:(another reason was that the new French
652:
644:
502:
421:ammunition. The new propellant powder, "
4059:World War II infantry weapons of France
3450:Krebs naval electric gyrocompass (1880)
2967:
2948:Malingue, Bruce (2006). "Fusil Lebel".
2896:
2730:
2694:World War I Trench Warfare (1): 1914–16
2639:Rottman, Gordon L. (10 February 2009).
2638:
2609:
2529:
2453:Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919–22
2340:
2286:
2180:
2157:
1960:
1930:
1924:
1905:
1842:
1830:
1800:
1760:
1616:The rifle was designed by an Austrian,
1578:List of infantry weapons of World War I
1187:
1099:French arsenals. There are pictures of
1061:
947:in 1891; and the U.S. in 1892 with the
719:which originally was chambered for the
4021:
2844:Small Arms Survey 2012: Moving Targets
2479:
2334:
2315:
2132:
2043:
2028:
1993:
1991:
1744:
1742:
1696:
772:
742:was fairly easy and quickly realized.
219:Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle
3746:
3532:
3217:Mle 1897 Hotchkiss Machine gun (1897)
3053:
2970:Standard Catalog of Military Firearms
2950:Le Tir Sportif au Fusil Reglementaire
2831:
2690:"Chapter 3: Infantry weapons in 1914"
2642:North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75
2459:. 20 July 2015. pp. 21, 40, 45.
2406:McLachlan, Sean (20 September 2011).
2399:
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1740:
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1607:(French > "Navy Rifle Model 1878")
2810:
2789:
2687:
2610:Windrow, Martin (15 November 1998).
2320:. Schiffer Publishing. p. 162.
2209:from the original on 8 October 2018.
2186:
1998:Thompson, Leroy (20 February 2013).
1886:
901:adding citations to reliable sources
872:
824:primer on each French-made military
788:When it first appeared, the Lebel's
476:Operation, features, and accessories
215:Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault
211:Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
4054:World War I French infantry weapons
2632:
1988:
1382:Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
856:
701:field guns in their rate of fire).
439:contributed a flat nosed 8 mm
399:Fusil Modèle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel"
194:, Bonnet, Desaleux, Close, Verdin).
13:
3493:Second Italian War of Independence
3087:French weapons of the 19th century
2343:"La carabine tchécoslovaque VZ 24"
1719:
1111:. Other were seen in the hands of
14:
4070:
3939:Lance Grenades de 50 mm modèle 37
3807:Pistolet automatique modèle 1935S
3802:Pistolet automatique modèle 1935A
3435:Marié-Davy naval periscope (1854)
3207:Hotchkiss "Canon-Revolver" (1872)
2988:
2738:Gazette des Armes & Uniformes
2733:"Quelques fusils Lebel atypiques"
2534:(1st ed.). Taurus Editions.
2348:Gazette des Armes & Uniformes
2194:Gazette des Armes & Uniformes
1697:Mackie, Brendan (June 22, 2012).
3455:Smokeless powder Poudre B (1886)
3440:De Bange breech obturator (1872)
3180:
3173:
3166:
3159:
3081:
2815:. Collector Grade Publications.
2612:The French Indochina War 1946–54
2160:The French Indochina War 1946–54
1539:
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1142:
1107:defeat, or seized later, during
877:
705:spring-loaded box magazine: the
355:Effective firing range
33:
3430:Lepage percussion system (1807)
2667:
2603:
2573:
2548:
2523:
2473:
2428:
2379:
2309:
2280:
2158:Windrow, Martin (15 Nov 1998).
2151:
2099:
2070:
1972:The Belgian Army in World War I
1836:
1806:
1656:
1637:
1623:
1180:: Received rifles sourced from
888:needs additional citations for
531:was three times as powerful as
3906:Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun
2683:. October 15, 1889. p. 3.
2591:(41): 131–134. November 1924.
2392:Ministry of Defense of Georgia
1843:Searson, Mike (20 June 2018).
1780:
1766:
1709:
1690:
1631:Fusil d'Infanterie Modele 1884
1610:
1596:
1227:Democratic Republic of Georgia
1200:: Used by Yunnan Clique forces
979:
363:Maximum firing range
316:4 grooves, right to left twist
241:
152:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
1:
4044:French World War I small arms
3498:French Intervention in Mexico
3335:Mechanical powered submarine
2052:. The Crowood Press. p.
1944:Armies in the Balkans 1914–18
1683:
565:French war minister, General
111:Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
4034:Bolt-action rifles of France
3478:French Intervention in Spain
3394:Prélat percussion cap (1818)
2692:. In Windrow, Martin (ed.).
1751:, pp. 67–71&108–109
1109:Italian occupation of France
796:A new 197 gr (12.8 g) solid
657:Schematic image Nos. 3 and 4
604:from the army's single-shot
79:1945–present (Limited usage)
7:
3916:Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun
3911:Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
3773:French infantry weapons of
3399:Lefaucheux cartridge (1836)
3270:Lahitolle 95 mm (1873)
2291:. Men-at Arms 312. London:
2001:The M1903 Springfield Rifle
1604:Fusil de Marine Modele 1878
1566:
1301:1919-1922 Greco-Turkish War
1129:Iraqi insurgency after 2003
738:chambered fire arms to the
734:. The adaption of existing
543:) from a deformable alloy.
493:Épée-Baïonnette Modèle 1886
103:French colonial expeditions
10:
4075:
3891:FM 24/29 light machine gun
3483:French conquest of Algeria
3384:Lepage fulminate (1807–10)
3317:Ironclad floating battery
3250:Canon obusier de 12 (1853)
3202:Reffye mitrailleuse (1866)
2968:Schwing, Ned, ed. (2003).
2890:Cambridge University Press
2850:(Report) (12th ed.).
2235:(Report) (12th ed.).
2133:Weaver, W. Darrin (2005).
1058:and issued to rear units.
869:with Lebel rifles in 1912.
673:Competitors and successors
649:Lebel rifle breech portion
274:130 cm (51.2 in)
264:4.18 kg (9.2 lb)
260:4.41 kg (9.7 lb)
135:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
88:
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3957:
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3636:
3603:
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3192:
3152:
3116:Lefaucheux M1858 revolver
3092:
3034:
3027:
3019:
2710:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2585:Revue militaire française
2530:Giletta, Jacques (2005).
2289:The Algerian War, 1954-62
2077:Rosignoli, Guido (1998).
1862:Brose, Eric Dorn (2004).
1054:. The rifles were marked
382:
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285:80 cm (31.5 in)
278:
270:
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167:
162:
107:First Italo-Ethiopian War
94:
83:
73:
68:
59:Place of origin
58:
48:
32:
21:
3884:and other larger weapons
3285:Canet 320 mm (1880)
2921:: CS1 maint: location (
2897:Lombard, Claude (1987).
2287:Windrow, Martin (1997).
1589:
1552:Vietnamese National Army
1134:
567:Georges Ernest Boulanger
441:full metal jacket bullet
16:French bolt-action rifle
2972:. Krause Publications.
2774:. Krause Publications.
1473:Second Spanish Republic
1101:Italian Social Republic
499:Origins and development
3844:Lebel Model 1886 rifle
3613:Lebel Model 1886 rifle
3255:La Hitte system (1858)
3131:Chassepot rifle (1866)
3126:Tabatière rifle (1864)
3023:Fusil Gras Modèle 1874
2480:Riccio, Ralph (2013).
2316:Riccio, Ralph (2013).
2111:www.thefreelibrary.com
2044:Gander, Terry (2000).
1618:Alfred von Kropatschek
1395:Second Polish Republic
1078:
870:
785:
658:
650:
516:
394:Lebel Model 1886 rifle
386:U-notch and front post
334:Rate of fire
262:(loaded with 8 rounds)
39:Lebel M1886. From the
23:Lebel Model 1886 rifle
3628:Winchester Model 1907
3362:Electrical submarine
3280:de Bange 90 mm (1877)
3275:de Bange 80 mm (1877)
3235:Year XI system (1803)
3102:Delvigne rifle (1826)
1069:
1009:French Foreign Legion
864:
838:Hotchkiss machine gun
780:
656:
648:
539:(invented in 1882 by
506:
435:. Lieutenant Colonel
350:(2,000 to 2,300 ft/s)
115:Monegasque Revolution
63:French Third Republic
26:Fusil Modèle 1886/M93
4029:8×50mmR Lebel rifles
3896:St. Étienne Mle 1907
3797:Modèle 1892 revolver
3717:11mm French Ordnance
3646:St. Étienne Mle 1907
3595:Modèle 1892 revolver
3562:infantry weapons of
3404:Tamisier ball (1841)
3146:Modèle 1892 revolver
2765:on 18 November 2013.
1299:: bought during the
1062:Post-World War I use
974:Mannlicher–Schönauer
955:upgraded their .303
897:improve this article
761:semi-automatic rifle
755:, also known as the
723:. Shortly after the
405:"Fusil Mle 1886 M93"
402:) also known as the
344:Muzzle velocity
338:43 rounds per minute
3727:8mm French Ordnance
3508:Franco-Prussian War
3265:Reffye 75 mm (1873)
3260:Reffye 85 mm (1870)
3245:Valée system (1828)
3240:Paixhans gun (1823)
2811:Huon, Jean (1995).
2790:Huon, Jean (1988).
2753:: Régi'Arm: 26–35.
2614:. Men-at-Arms 322.
2455:. Men-At-Arms 501.
2438:. 16 December 2020.
2414:. pp. 35, 44.
2410:. Men-at-Arms 471.
2363:: Régi'Arm: 32–37.
2268:on 7 September 2012
2162:. Men-at-Arms 322.
1331:Battle of Caporetto
773:8mm Lebel cartridge
640:Fusil Mle 1886 M 93
143:First Indochina War
41:Swedish Army Museum
3792:MAB Model D pistol
3290:Canon de 75 (1897)
3141:Lebel rifle (1886)
3121:Minié rifle (1849)
3029:French Army rifle
2772:Bolt Action Rifles
2680:The New York Times
2295:. pp. 18–19.
1776:. 5 December 2017.
1407:Kingdom of Romania
1079:
871:
851:.30-06 Springfield
786:
659:
651:
517:
163:Production history
123:Franco-Turkish War
77:1887–1945 (France)
4016:
4015:
3740:
3739:
3590:MAS 1873 revolver
3526:
3525:
3409:Minié ball (1847)
3353:Armoured cruiser
3344:Steel battleship
3308:Steam battleship
3136:Gras rifle (1874)
3048:
3047:
3035:Succeeded by
2880:on 1 October 2012
2873:978-0-521-19714-4
2848:Small Arms Survey
2834:American Rifleman
2719:978-1-47285-254-0
2712:. pp. 9–12.
2706:Osprey Publishing
2656:978-1-84603-371-1
2647:Osprey Publishing
2625:978-1-85532-789-4
2616:Osprey Publishing
2566:978-1-78200-785-2
2457:Osprey Publishing
2421:978-1-84908-457-4
2412:Osprey Publishing
2302:978-1-85532-658-3
2293:Osprey Publishing
2258:978-0-521-19714-4
2233:Small Arms Survey
2173:978-1-85532-789-4
2164:Osprey Publishing
2092:978-8-88590-999-1
2063:978-1-86126-354-4
2015:978-1-78096-011-1
2006:Osprey Publishing
1981:978-1-84603-448-0
1953:978-1-84176-194-7
1873:978-0-19-517945-3
1849:Breach Bang Clear
1534:: used during WWI
1433:Kingdom of Serbia
1297:Kingdom of Greece
1197:Republic of China
929:
928:
921:
537:full metal jacket
511:became the first
390:
389:
171:Team led by Gen.
131:Spanish Civil War
127:Polish–Soviet War
53:Bolt-action rifle
4066:
3972:VB rifle grenade
3949:Brandt Mle 27/31
3767:
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3753:
3744:
3743:
3722:12 mm Lefaucheux
3684:VB rifle grenade
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3177:
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3163:
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3051:
3050:
3020:Preceded by
3017:
3016:
3008:
2997:
2983:
2963:
2926:
2920:
2912:
2893:
2887:
2885:
2876:. Archived from
2837:
2826:
2805:
2785:
2766:
2761:. Archived from
2727:
2684:
2661:
2660:
2636:
2630:
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2607:
2601:
2600:
2577:
2571:
2570:
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2426:
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2383:
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2376:
2375:on 17 June 2019.
2371:. Archived from
2338:
2332:
2331:
2313:
2307:
2306:
2284:
2278:
2277:
2275:
2273:
2267:
2261:. Archived from
2230:
2220:
2211:
2210:
2184:
2178:
2177:
2155:
2149:
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2130:
2121:
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1884:
1878:
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1859:
1853:
1852:
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1834:
1828:
1822:
1821:
1816:. Archived from
1810:
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1798:
1792:
1791:
1784:
1778:
1777:
1770:
1764:
1758:
1752:
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1706:
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1550: : used by
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1314:Kingdom of Hejaz
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1113:Soviet partisans
1027:armies, such as
1005:Berthier carbine
924:
917:
913:
910:
904:
881:
873:
857:M1886 in service
663:Mle 1886 M93-R35
556:Mannlicher rifle
513:smokeless powder
461:boat-tail bullet
419:smokeless powder
371:Feed system
243:
228:40 francs (1891)
181:
173:Baptiste Tramond
37:
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19:
18:
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3993:7.5×54mm French
3976:
3953:
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3901:Hotchkiss M1909
3876:
3859:Submachine guns
3853:
3821:
3778:
3771:
3741:
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3693:
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3656:Hotchkiss M1914
3651:Hotchkiss M1909
3632:
3599:
3566:
3557:
3527:
3522:
3518:Sino-French War
3513:Tonkin Campaign
3473:Napoleonic Wars
3465:
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3418:
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3294:
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3187:
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3109:Carabine à tige
3088:
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2510:WWII After WWII
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