Original French Lebel Fusil Modèle 1886 M93 Infantry Rifle by Châtellerault with Bayonet and Sling - dated 1891 German Army Heer Desforge was wounded in the

Desforge was wounded in the face and Pfc John Lesdom was wounded in the right leg

Features the classic sheared hunters front sight and buckhorn rear sight

and does not appear to have been sharpened after original issue

Overall 22 1/2" in length

in spite of the designations

Original French Lebel Fusil Modèle 1886 M93 Infantry Rifle by Châtellerault with Bayonet and Sling - dated 1891 German Army Heer Desforge was wounded in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Lebel Model 1886 rifle (French: Fusil Modle 1886 dit "Fusil Lebel") is also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893. It is an 8 mm bolt action infantry rifle that entered service in the French Army in 1887. It is a repeating rifle that can hold eight rounds in its forestock tube magazine, one round in the transporter plus one round in the chamber. The Lebel rifle has the