8mm Lebel

The 8×50mmR Lebel rifle cartridge was the first smokeless powder cartridge to be made and adopted by any country. It was introduced by France in 1886. Formed by necking down the 11×59mmR Gras black powder cartridge, the smokeless 8mm Lebel cartridge started a revolution in military rifle ammunition. Standard 8mm Lebel military ammunition was also the first rifle ammunition to feature a spitzer boat tail bullet, which was adopted in 1898. The long-range ballistic performance of the 8mm Lebel bullet itself was exceptional for its time. For use in the magazine tube-fed early Lebel rifle, the 8 mm case was designed to protect against accidental percussion inside the tube magazine by a circular groove around the primer cup which caught the tip of the following pointed bullet. However, the shape of its rimmed bottle-necked case, having been designed for the Lebel rifle's tube magazine, also precluded truly efficient vertical stacking inside a vertical magazine. The bolt thrust of the 8mm Lebel is relatively high compared to many other service rounds used in the early 20th century. Although it was once revolutionary, the 8mm Lebel was declared obsolete after World War I and was soon after replaced with the 7.5×54mm French round.

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1.-Weltkrieg Propaganda Darstellung französischer Dum-Dum-Geschosse ca. 1916

Munit08

Amunicja izbowa katalog St Etienne

Lebel 8mm round

Clip FSA-1917

Clips in wrapping

Hotchkiss M 1914 (cropped), MDLA

France Hotchkiss machine gun ammunition feeder strips - National World War I Museum - Kansas City, MO - DSC07555

Balle D

Berthier Mle1916 carbine cutaway

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commons	image		1.-Weltkrieg Propaganda Darstellung französischer Dum-Dum-Geschosse ca. 1916		Commons
commons	image		Munit08		Commons
commons	image		Amunicja izbowa katalog St Etienne		Commons
commons	image		Lebel 8mm round		Commons
commons	image		Clip FSA-1917		Commons
commons	image		Clips in wrapping		Commons
commons	image		Hotchkiss M 1914 (cropped), MDLA		Commons
commons	image		France Hotchkiss machine gun ammunition feeder strips - National World War I Museum - Kansas City, MO - DSC07555		Commons
commons	image		Balle D		Commons
commons	image		Berthier Mle1916 carbine cutaway		Commons