Original Antique French Lebel Modèle 1886 M93-R35 Converted Carbine by Tulle - Serial Number FL 95398 U.S. Artillery This example has serial number

This example has serial number 1737 on the barrel and butt plate(partial)

This is the official U

All aspects function perfectly bore in the 21" barrel shows some use but has good lands and grooves

The scabbard of this example is perfectly straight throughout and has chocolate paint

but never an intact signature

Original Antique French Lebel Modèle 1886 M93-R35 Converted Carbine by Tulle - Serial Number FL 95398 U.S. Artillery This example has serial numberOriginal 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