The 8 mm Lebel (8×50Rmm French) was and first smokeless powder cartridge adopted by the military of any country. It is also the one of the most bizarre looking cartridges I have seen.
Photo from Wikipedia
It was introduced in 1886 and served through WWI. It was made obsolete in 1929 with the introduction of the 7.5×54mm MAS mod. 1929 (7.5 French) cartridge.
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I have one box of Remington Kleanbore 8 m/m Lebel Hi-Speed, 170 grain soft point rounds. Can you tell me the approximate value? Thanks in advance for your reply.
Don Ballard