8mm French Ordnance

• Name — 8mm French Ordnance • Origin — France • Type — Pistol • Service — 1892–1960s • Used By — France • Wars — World War I • Is Si Specs — yes • Case Type — rimmed, straight • Bullet — 8.35 • Neck — 8.83 • Base — 8.96 • Rim Dia — 10.43 • Rim Thick — 1.35 • Case Length — 27.5 • Length — 36.7 • Filling — 0.79 g of black powder, later 0.3 g of Poudre B • Is Si Ballistics — yes • Bwunit — gram • Bw1 — 7.8 • Vel1 — 225 • En1 — 196 The 8mm French Ordnance (8×27mmR), officially designated as 8 mm Lebel by the C.I.P., is a rimmed cartridge used in the 8mm M1892 revolver and inexpensive handguns manufactured in Belgium and Spain. These are usually copies of the Modèle d'Ordonnance revolver itself or of then reputable foreign firearms (Colt Police Positive, Nagant M1895, Rast & Gasser M1898 or S&W Model 10).

• 8 mm Lebel (Official C.I.P. designation) • [8,3 x 27,5 mm R Lebel] • 8 mm Lebel Revolver M92 • 8 mm Revolver réglementaire français M.1892 (Revolver réglementaire français > "Standard French Revolver") • 8 mm French Revolver M1892 • 8 mm Revolver M.1892