The Lee–Enfield rifle is a popular gun for historic rifle enthusiasts and those who find the 10-round magazine, loading by charger clips, and the rapid bolt-action useful for Practical Rifle events.

The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modèle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893, is an 8 mm bolt-action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887.

The British MLE rifle was certainly superior to the Mauser in rapid fire, and roughly equal in terms of accuracy, reliability and power. The big advantage of the Mauser was its rapid reloading with five-shot stripper clips, or “chargers” to use the British term.

May 14, 2020 · To combat the shortened barrel life, the engineers at Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield (RSAF) designed a new barrel rifling (Enfield rifling) for the British & Commonwealth firearms. The new model became the Magazine, Lee Enfield Mk1 or MLE Mk1 in 1895.

Jun 19, 2017 · By the time of World War I, the standard issue French service rifle was the Mle. 1886 Lebel. It was big, heavy, held nine rounds and was the first weapon to use smokeless powder cartridges....

Jan 17, 2022 · The French MLE 1874 Gras is a historic rifle that marks a milestone in firearms development as powerful industrialized nations moved from black-powder rifles to cased smokeless-powder...

Dec 26, 2023 · Designed in 1886 and adopted the following year by the French military, the Lebel Modèle 1886 has the distinction of being both France’s first repeating service rifle, and the world’s first service rifle chambered for a smokeless round.

The illustrated rifle is a Magazine Lee-Metford (M.L.M.) dated 1892, of between First and Second Boer Wars vintage. These Lee-Metfords and Lee-Enfields had yet to be converted for charger loading, resulting in the later nomenclature of C.L.L.E and C.L.L.M rifles

french mle 1886 m93 infantry rifle 8mm lebel bolt action rifle, antique #51726, 1894 mfr, 8 round tubular magazine, everything matches but the bolt, stacking rod, sling loops, metal butt plate w/ light erosion, good stock w/ bruising / dings / & nicks …

The bolt action, Caliber .303 in. Magazine Lee-Enfield, MLE, held two columns of 5 cartridges each. A skilled soldier could fire the 8.8 lb rifle's deadly 174 grain bullet at from 20 to 30 aimed rounds per minute, making British Commonwealth infantry as effective as any in the Korean War.