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WWI FRENCH TULLE MLE M16 BOLT ACTION CARBINE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 400.00 USD
WWI FRENCH TULLE MLE M16 BOLT ACTION CARBINE.

Cal. 8mm Lebel. S# C 15846. Bbl. 17.7" w/ blade front sight & 2,000m tangent ladder rear sight. Wartime production w/ extended mag. body for 5 rd. clips. Bolt has early type turned down bolt handle w/ mismatched numbers throughout. Matching numbered trigger guard & walnut stock set w/ stacking bar, sling ring, & sling bar. Handguard w/ wartime addition w/ different finish having post war inventory cutout in handguard. CONDITION: fair overall as arsenal refinished. Good blue on frame & bbl., fair mag. metal & buttplate w/ oxidation & pitting. Fair stock finish w/ gouges & sm. cracks. Very good bore. (22-1947/MD). CURIO. $250-400.