- manufacturer was “Manufacture D’Armes Tulle” (other manufacturers like Chatellerault (MAC), St Etienne (MAS), Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (SACM), and Manufacture d’Armes de Paris (MAP) made parts like parts like “barrels” for them)
- adopted in 1938
- used by french colonial forces
- ≈ 55.000 were made
- uses same parts like original 1886 M93 Lebel, except shortened barrel and magazine
- barrel length was 17.7 inches (45 centimeters)
- uses 8mm Lebel with 3+1 rounds (3 in magazine + 1 round in the elevator)
