Original Antique French Lebel Modèle 1886 M93-R35 Converted Carbine by Tulle - Serial Number FL 95398 Japanese Army with almost all of the

with almost all of the original nickel plate retained

Cannot be converted to a functional weapon

and a mostly bright finish with a few light stains and some wear

It is also marked GRENADE T13 COMP A in yellow on the side

John Tamburlin - Box 114 Rerey

Original Antique French Lebel Modèle 1886 M93-R35 Converted Carbine by Tulle - Serial Number FL 95398 Japanese Army with almost all of theOriginal 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