The first smokeless military cartridge: 8mm Lebel

The 8 mm Lebel (8x50Rmm 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.

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It was introduced in 1886 and served through WWI. It was made obsolete in 1929 with the introduction of the 7.5x54mm MAS mod. 1929 (7.5 French) cartridge.

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  1. Don Ballardwrote on December 05th, 2008 at 5:31 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    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

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  1. Don Ballardwrote on December 05th, 2008 at 5:31 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    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

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