Some French Rifles

**Mikesm44** · 03-28-2014 08:07 PM

Well, you hardly ever see them on this board so I figured I'd put some up. The Lebel has the interesting providence of having been brought back from Afghanistan. I actually do have the papers for it.

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**Highly Recommended** · 03-28-2014 08:07 PM

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**Aragorn243** · 03-28-2014 08:23 PM

Nice. We seriously need a French icon

forum.

**vintage hunter** · 03-28-2014 08:54 PM

I agree, a French icon

forum is needed. Other than the odd 49/56 French military arms almost never turned up around here and since ammunition was even scarcer I had no interest in them until recently when PRVI began producing 8x50R. Seems they're coming out of the woodwork every where now, a buddy was at a gun show last weekend and reported quite a few wandering around. I'll be adding a few more later on but for now here's a peek the two I have:

**Mikesm44** · 03-28-2014 09:01 PM

8x50r? Is that the same as 7.5x54? I had not know it was available that way. I had only ever shot the surplus.

**RCS** · 03-28-2014 09:40 PM

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cartridges:

what rifle uses the clip of five rounds ?

second photo: what is the large cartridge next to the 8x50 Lebel ?

**vintage hunter** · 03-28-2014 09:50 PM

1. Berthier M1916,
2. 11mm Gras?

**Aragorn243** · 03-28-2014 09:59 PM

I need that 11mm Gras.

**RCS** · 03-28-2014 10:12 PM

Wrong answers

**vintage hunter** · 03-28-2014 10:20 PM

MikesM44, no the 8x50R is not the same as the 7.5x54. World of difference. The 8mm is a big fat rimmed and rather weird looking round with a compound tapered case body. It's basically a shortened, necked down 11mm Gras case.

**Mikesm44** · 03-28-2014 10:29 PM

Okay thanks. I had no idea what you were talking about at first.

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