Original French Lebel Fusil Modèle 1886 M93 Infantry Rifle by Châtellerault with Bayonet and Sling - dated 1888 Madsen LMG 400 of these canteens

400 of these canteens

which was meant to both save weight and to accommodate a larger gun

The front grip was modified from the original triangular shape to a round one

This was just to good to miss so we purchased it and it relates a tale from a son to his father

The securest way of transporting written orders from the time of the Revolutionary War up to WWI when field radios first became available

Original French Lebel Fusil Modèle 1886 M93 Infantry Rifle by Châtellerault with Bayonet and Sling - dated 1888 Madsen LMG 400 of these canteensOriginal 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. It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its forestock tube magazine, one round in the transporter plus one round in the chamber. The Lebel rifle has the