Thread: Collecting and the Lebel Model 1886 rifle

Originally Posted by fernleaf

In 30 years of collecting I think I've seen about five come up for sale and held only one in my hands. They don't come up often....

As the majority of M1886/93s were made by 1901, most are made on receivers manufactured before 1899, and can be exported out of the US without an Export Permit (an NZ Import Permit is still required, of course).

Interesting, I know they aren't as rare in the US and thought about looking into importing one. Might be worth thinking about a bit more seriously.