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Lebel 1886

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The Lebel Model 1886 Rifle, or known officially as Fusil Modèle 1886, 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. In 1893, the slightly improved Fusil Modèle 1886-M93 was introduced and nearly all earlier rifles were upgraded to the new standard. 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.

Due to the lack of unconverted examples and the fact that the M93 version is visually indistinguishable, most if not all film and television appearances of the Lebel rifle are the 1886-M93 version.

Specifications

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Lebel Model 1886 Rifle
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Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8x50Rmm
  • Fusil Modèle 1886-M93 Rilfe.
  • Caliber: 8 x 50R mm
  • Length: 51.36 inches (130.45 cm)
  • Barrel Length: 31.44 inches (79.85 cm)
  • Weight:
  • :Revolver: 9.73 pounds (4.41 kg)
  • Muzzle Velocity: 2,000 - 2,300 feet per second (609 - 701 meters per second)
  • Maximum Range: 3,500 - 4,500 yards (3200 - 4100 meters)


The Lebel could also mount 3 different scopes, the APX Mle 1916, APX Mle 1917 and APX Mle 1921. The first two were fielded in World War I for snipers, while the APX Mle 1921 was used in WW2 (snipers at that time still used the Lebel rifle). (Information and specs by David Lehmann)


APX Mle 1916

  • length : 240mm
  • magnification : 3x
  • real field : 130mm
  • range dial : up to 800m
  • reticule : crosshair (+) (the vertical line is fixed and the horizontal line is depending from the range dial)
  • marking : "A.PX16" followed by the number of the rifle to which the scope is assigned
Lebel Model 1886 Rifle fitted with APX Mle 1916 sniper scope



APX Mle 1917

  • length : 280mm
  • magnification : 3x
  • real field : 130mm
  • range dial : up to 800m
  • reticule : crosshair (+) (the vertical line is fixed and the horizontal line is depending from the range dial)
  • marking : "A.PX17" followed by the number of the rifle to which the scope is assigned
  • the mounting system is slightly different than for the previous APX16 scope.
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Lebel Model 1886 Rifle fitted with APX Mle 1917 sniper scope



APX Mle 1921

  • length : 280mm
  • magnification : 3x
  • real field : 165mm
  • range dial : up to 1200m
  • reticule : V reticule (V)
  • marking : "A.PX21" followed by the number of the rifle to which the scope is assigned
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Lebel Model 1886 Rifle fitted with APX Mle 1921 sniper scope




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

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Days of Glory Mathieu Simonet Corporal Leroux 2006
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
Fort Saganne Gérard Depardieu Lt Charles Saganne 1984
Fort Saganne French and Arabic soldiers 1984
Sahara French soldiers 1983
The Big Red One Vichy French troops 1980
All Quiet on the Western Front French Soldiers 1979
March or Die Terence Hill Marco Segrain 1977
March or Die Jack O'Halloran Ivan 1977
March or Die Max von Sydow Francois Marneau 1977
March or Die French Foreign Legionnaires 1977
The Gang (Le Gang) French gendarmes 1977
The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil) Vichy militia and maquisards 1975
The Intervention (Interventsiya) French soldiers 1969
Weekend at Dunkirk French soldiers 1964
55 Days at Peking French and Italian troops 1963
Casablanca Moroccan soldiers 1942
Sergeant York French troops 1941
The Fighting 69th French troops 1940

Video Games

Game Title Mods Notations Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe . With and without APX Mle 1921 scope 2001-2012

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

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R.S.C. Model 1917
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R.S.C. Model 1918

R.S.C. Model 1917

  • Caliber: 8 x 50R
  • Length: 52.4 inches (133cm)
  • Barrel Length: 31.4 inches (79.75 cm)
  • Weight: 11.6 pounds (5.26 kg)

R.S.C. Model 1918

  • Caliber: 8 x 50R
  • Length: 43.25 inches (109.85 cm)
  • Barrel Length: 22.85 inches (58 cm)
  • Weight: 10.5 pounds (4.76 kg)