Original Antique French Lebel Modèle 1886 M93-R35 Converted Carbine by Tulle - Serial Number FL 95398 Japanese Air Force thus ending the series of

thus ending the series of interim regimes that had succeeded the Third Republic after its fall in 1940

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It also features the very rare and desirable "birds head" style grip

Original Antique French Lebel Modèle 1886 M93-R35 Converted Carbine by Tulle - Serial Number FL 95398 Japanese Air Force thus ending the series ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") is also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893. It is an 8 mm bolt action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887. The Lebel rifle has the distinction of being the first military firearm to use smokeless powder ammunition. The new propellant powder, "Poudre B," was nitrocellulose