8x50mmR Lebel
1886 · Col. Nicolas Lebel / French Army · 19 firearms in catalog
Also known as: 8mm Lebel, Cartouche Mle 1886, Balle D, Balle N, 8x51mmR
Cartridge specifications
| Bullet Diameter | 8.3 mm (0.327") |
| Neck Diameter | 9 mm (0.354") |
| Base Diameter | 13.85 mm (0.545") |
| Case Length | 50.5 mm (1.988") |
| Overall Length | 69.9 mm (2.752") |
| Max Pressure | 305 MPa (44,240 psi) |
| Typical Bullet Weight | 12.8 g (198 gr) |
| Typical Muzzle Velocity | 700 m/s (2297 fps) |
| Typical Muzzle Energy | 3136 J (2313 ft·lbf) |
| Primer Type | Large Rifle |
| Cartridge Type | Rimmed |
| Introduced | 1886 |
Firearms chambered in 8x50mmR Lebel
- Berthier M1892 — Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault (MAC) · Carbine · 1892
- Berthier M1916 — Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Rifle · 1916
- Berthier Mle 1907 — Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault (MAC) · Rifle · 1907
- Berthier Mle 1907/15 — Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Rifle · 1915
- Berthier Mle 1907/15 — Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Rifle · 1915
- Berthier Mle 1916 — Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Rifle · 1916
- Chauchat Mle 1915 CSRG — Societe des Cycles Clement-Gladiator · Machine Gun · 1915
- Darne Machine Gun — Darne · Machine Gun · 1918
- Darne Mle 1918 — Darne · Machine Gun · 1918
- Fusil Lebel Mle 1886 — Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault (MAC) · Rifle · 1887
- Fusil Mle 1917 RSC — Manufacture d'Armes de Tulle (MAT) · Rifle · 1917
- Hotchkiss M1895 — Hotchkiss et Cie · Machine Gun · 1897
- Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie — Hotchkiss et Cie · Machine Gun · 1909
- Hotchkiss Mle 1914 — Hotchkiss et Cie · Machine Gun · 1914
- Lebel Mle 1886 M93-R35 — Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT) · Rifle · 1935
- Lebel Model 1886 — Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Rifle · 1887
- Puteaux M1905 — Atelier de Construction de Puteaux (APX) · Machine Gun · 1905
- RSC Modele 1917 — Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Rifle · 1917
- St-Étienne Mle 1907 — Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne · Machine Gun · 1907