Lebel rifle and its 8mm cal. smokeless cartridge 1888
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:45 am
In 1888, the U.S. War Department Display, at the Cincinnati Exposition, contained details on the French Lebel rifle and its small caliber 'smokeless' cartridge.
The catalog description showed no 'flavor' or hint of how radical and advanced the cartridge and rifle were!
The catalog description showed no 'flavor' or hint of how radical and advanced the cartridge and rifle were!