The Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt-action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army, and French Colonial Forces, from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II (1940).

The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modèle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893, is an 8 mm bolt-action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887. It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its fore-stock tube magazine, one round in the ...

2021年1月29日 · Despite its impressive record, there are those today who insist on denigrating France’s Fusil Modéle 1886/93 “Lebel” insisting that by the time World War I began it was obsolete and out of date.

2023年12月26日 · Designed in 1886 and adopted the following year by the French military, the Lebel Modèle 1886 has the distinction of being both France’s first repeating service rifle, and the world’s first service rifle chambered for a smokeless round.

The 8mm Lebel (based on the earlier 11mm Gras necked down to accept .323" bullets) marks the beginning of the period of the small bore military cartridges designed for use with smokeless powder. It was the first of the breed, introduced in 1886.

2018年11月13日 · Did you know the first smokeless-powder, repeating military arm was fielded by France in the late 19th century? Check out the story behind the Model 1886 Lebel rifle.

In practice, the Berthier rifle proved to be a powerful, somewhat heavy weapon, but accurate and reliable. Despite these qualities, the Lebel was the standard French service rifle leading up to World War I (1914-1918), while Berthier saw the life as …

2021年6月15日 · As a weapon design, the Berthier largely improved on existing weapon designs, most notably that it employed the Lebel action while it relied on a simplified and smoother version of the Lebel bolt system. This reduced the weight as well as the number of moving parts.

2012年8月22日 · The 1886-93 Lebel and 1907-15 Berthier were the standard French rifle from World War I, as well as the improved M1916 Berthier.

The Mle. 1892 Berthier was a bolt-action rifle adopted by the French military in the late 19th century. Chambered in 8mm Lebel, the Berthier rifle was designed to replace the aging Gras and Lebel rifles, offering improved handling and faster reloading through the use of a …