The most produced automatic weapon of WWI, used by France, the US, and many Allied nations. Its distinctive crescent-shaped magazine accommodated the rimmed 8mm Lebel cartridge. Infamous for unreliability — the US .30-06 variant (M1918) was particularly poor and reportedly caused units to abandon it. Despite its reputation, the original 8mm variant performed acceptably when kept clean. Over 250,000 produced by war's end. Type: Machine Gun Action: Select-Fire Caliber: 8x50R Lebel Capacity: 20 Year introduced: 1915, France Weight: 256 oz Overall length: 47.5" Status: Discontinued Military use: Yes Intended use: military