Lebel flare rifle

[K & K Collection]

Hi,

Here is the third that I show from the 8 that I found this week. It's a French rifle (Lebel 1886 - M93) changed for firing German cartridges in WWI. Normally the rifles are changed for the French caliber (25mm), but a few are changed to 26.5mm. The rifles changed for German cartridges, you turn the barrel for loading the rifle ( see the pictures ).

[K & K Collection]

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[Dr.E13]

Very, very nice!

[BrunoH]

Very nice too
Any regiment markings ?
Regards

[K & K Collection]

Hi,

I don't find a regiment stamp on it, but I found a picture with the gun on it. The german soldier on the left side have the same rifle in his hand.

[K & K Collection]

Another picture with the gun on it.

[signalman]

Great photo's. Are those lebels, French converted to flare gun, or were they converted by the Germans ???

[hotto]

Hi signalman,
they were converted by the Germans.

regards
Horst

[signalman]

If the flare is loaded into the twist-off barrel, does the bolt have an extended firing pin? Or does it take a blank to set it off?

I doubt it, but Can the conversion take a standard ball rifle round?

[signalman]

Also, is this the same type of mechanism with just a slightly different barrel,

and can this fire a ball round as well as fire a flare round ??

These questions are to help out a friend.