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D'Armes Mle 1886

06wt06wt Member Posts: 13 ✭✭
edited May 2007 in Ask the Experts
Does anyone know a possible value of this rifel? Its in very good condition except that its missing the middle steel strap for the wood.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Appears? to be a French Army Rifle. Your going to have to post quality photos, for us to be able to help you value it though.
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  • Wehrmacht_45Wehrmacht_45 Member Posts: 3,377
    edited November -1
    Since it says Mle. 1886 I am going to guess it is an early Lebel rifle, but as stated earlier without more info or a pic I cant be for certain.
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  • dbaraledbarale Member Posts: 328 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Somewhere before "d'Armes" it should say "Manufacture".
    Sounds Like a Lebel to me too but without more details...
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  • 06wt06wt Member Posts: 13 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    <a href="http://photobucket.com&quot; target="_blank"><img src="http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r198/thesecondfez1974/lebel.jpg&quot; border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

    These are pics of a rifle that looks exactly the same as mine except mine has better wood and is missing the foward sling mount
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  • 06wt06wt Member Posts: 13 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    lebel.jpg

    Sorry wrong code the first time theses are the pics
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The pictures you have posted seem to be of a Model 1886 French Army Rifle, known as the Lebel. As you don't have pictures of yours and yours is missing at least one part, it's hard to value.

    I would go on the 2 large net firearms auctions and one brokerage to see if you can find some rifles similar to & and in the same condition as yours. Note the actual selling price(s), not the asking price(s), which in many insentiences are just fantasies.
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  • vivelacolovivelacolo Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    It appears that you have a Lebel.
    The side of the reciever should say manufacture d'armed ,St-etienne, Chatellerault or Tulle, pick one. them Mle 1886 M 93, indicating that it is a model 1886 modified in 1893, the side of the barrel near the reciever has a date that indicates when the barrel was made.
    finding a barrel band for one of those rifles is no small task.
    Price is a function of the condition of the rifle, how complete and functional it is, wether or not there is a N stamped on top of the reciever indicating a rechambering, condition of the barrel etc.
    Value? the last one i bought a week ago I paid less than $200, it had a couple of issues notably a missing band.
    Regards
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