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!
Lebel rifle and its 8mm cal. smokeless cartridge 1888
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Lebel rifle and its 8mm cal. smokeless cartridge 1888
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