|- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | 8x50Rmm (8 mm Lebel) |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:Lebel 8mm round.jpg |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | Image:Flag of France.svg France |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history | Production history |- |- |- |- |- | Specifications |- in ) in ) in ) in ) in ) in ) in )
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| - |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | 8x50Rmm (8 mm Lebel) |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:Lebel 8mm round.jpg |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | Image:Flag of France.svg France |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | In service | colspan="2" | 1886-1944 |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Used by | colspan="2" | France, United States, Italy |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Wars | colspan="2" | World War I, World War II |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- |- |- |- |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Variants | colspan="2" | Balle M, Balle D, Balle N, Balle T, Balle P |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Specifications |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case type | colspan="2" | Rimmed, bottlenecked |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bullet diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Neck diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Shoulder diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Base diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim thickness | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case length | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- |- |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Primer type | colspan="2" | Large rifle |- |- |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Ballistic performance |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; background: #DEDEDE;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! Bullet weight/type ! Velocity ! Energy |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; " | g (gr) Balle D FMJ|| m/s (ft/s) || J (ft·lbf) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- |} The 8x50Rmm French (8 mm Lebel) rifle cartridge was the first smokeless gunpowder cartridge to be made and adopted by any country. It was introduced by France in 1886. Formed by necking down the 11 mm Gras black powder cartridge, the smokeless 8 mm Lebel cartridge started a revolution in military rifle ammunition. It was also first to feature a boat-tailed bullet ( Balle D ) which was adopted in 1898.
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