rifle identified

hoadie wrote: WOW! Thanx Davie!! Yes-I note they all have the cleaning rod(mine as well). I note mine has ALL serial numbers matching. Do YOU have one of these as well? I will endeavour to take some macro pics & post 'em.Then I'll do it again @ sometime in the future after I've cleaned & "PEEKED" it Hoadie P.S: Does this rifle use the same cartridge as the French LaBelle?

8x50Rmm (8 mm Lebel)
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1886-1944
Used by	France, United States, Italy
Wars	World War I, World War II
Production history
Variants	Balle M, Balle D, Balle N, Balle T, Balle P
Specifications
Case type	Rimmed, bottlenecked
Bullet diameter	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Neck diameter	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Shoulder diameter	11.6 mm (0.46 in)
Base diameter	13.8 mm (0.54 in)
Rim diameter	16.0 mm (0.63 in)
Rim thickness	51 mm (2.0 in)
Case length	51 mm (2.0 in)
Overall length	70 mm (2.8 in)
Primer type	Large rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
12.8 g (198 gr) Balle D FMJ	730 m/s (2,400 ft/s)	3,364 J (2,481 ft·lbf)

Performance

Balle M

Meters             200     400    600    800    1000    1500    2000
Trajectory (m)    0.14    0.81   2.39   5.27    9.83   31.71   75.61
Velocity (m/s)     488     397    335    290     255     197     160

Balle D

Meters              200     400    600    800    1000    1500   2000
Trajectory (m)     0.12    0.54   1.43   3.01    5.60   18.30   44.0
Velocity (m/s)      607     521    448    388     342     278    240