{"product_id":"inert-french-8mm-lebel-mle-1886-te-toulouse-1939","title":"INERT French 8mm Lebel Mle 1886 – TE Toulouse – 1939","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal pre-WWII French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8×50mmR Lebel military cartridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, manufactured at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAteliers de Fabrication de Toulouse (TE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1939\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, immediately before the outbreak of the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe distinctive large-rimmed, heavily tapered 8mm Lebel cartridge was developed for the French \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFusil Mle 1886 “Lebel”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and subsequently used with other French service weapons including the Berthier family. The cartridge remained an important French military calibre into the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe headstamp carries the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTE factory code for Toulouse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e together with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1939 production date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the characteristic French production markings identifying the manufacturing period and metal supplier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example retains an attractive aged brass case and pointed jacketed projectile together with a clearly visible coloured primer annulus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly nice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1939-dated French military ammunition collectible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, representing ammunition being produced immediately before France entered the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINERT – completely non-functional and sold solely as a historical collectable\/display item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57071001698679,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/9263\/6991\/files\/411A64EF-A633-4912-A063-B9A02214AF69.jpg?v=1786222438","url":"https:\/\/tommies-militaria-and-collectables.myshopify.com\/products\/inert-french-8mm-lebel-mle-1886-te-toulouse-1939","provider":"Tom \u0026 Jerrys Militaria and Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}