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This volume ( in English )contains a detailed technical chapter describing the Lebel rifle and its ammunition. This volume primarily describes all French semi-automatic rifles since 1898, notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi-automatic rifles, the Meunier (A6) rifle as well as the MAS 38-40 to MAS49 and 49/56 series.
The small 3-shot magazine capacity was adopted after field testing, where the cavalry expressed a preference for a non-protruding magazine that did not interfere with the balance or handling of the rifle. The Berthier carbine was adopted by the French Army on March 14, 1890, and a short rifle version of the Berthier rifle was adopted in 1907.
Lewis M1918 automatic rifle [12] Ribeyrolles M1918 automatic carbine; Cei-Rigotti M1895 automatic rifle; Springfield-Pedersen M1903 Mark I semi automatic rifle; Winchester-Burton M1917 automatic rifle [12] Rossignol ENT automatic rifle; Esser-Barrat rifle; Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle, pre war development abandoned due to war; Machine guns ...
In 1913, a semi-automatic rifle was selected to be adopted as a replacement for the Lebel and Berthier rifles in the army's inventory. In 1910 the army tentatively adopted the semi-automatic long recoil-operated Meunier rifle as a replacement for the Lebel rifle. Considerable delays were experienced in the final choice for the ammunition, which ...
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle: Automatic rifle: 351,679 Lee–Metford: Bolt-action rifle United Kingdom: 350,000 Colt Model 1849 Pocket: Revolver United States: 350,000 [52] Modèle 1892 revolver: Revolver France: 350,000 MAC Mle 1950: Semi-automatic pistol 341,900 MAS 1873 revolver: Revolver 337,000 Bodeo Model 1889: Revolver Italy: 300,000
Owen Gun: 9 mm Maschinenpistole 760(e) Thompson M1928 (with vertical foregrip).45 Maschinenpistole 760/2(e) Thompson M1928 (with horizontal forend).45 Maschinenpistole 761(e) Thompson M1921.45 Panzerabwehrbüchse 782(e) Boys anti-tank rifle: 13.9 mm Panzerabwehrwaffe 789(e) PIAT: 83 mm Leichtes Maschinengewehr 135(e) Vickers-Berthier light ...
During the British Army trials of several light machine guns which began in 1932, the Vickers–Berthier was in direct competition with the ZB vz. 26. The British Army adopted the latter, modified and known as the Bren light machine gun, and the Vickers–Berthier was adopted by the British Indian Army. [7]
The MAS-49 is a French semi-automatic rifle that replaced various bolt-action rifles as the French service rifle that was produced from 1949. It was designed and manufactured by the government-owned MAS arms factory. [1] The French Army formal designation of the MAS-49 is Fusil semi-automatique 7 mm 5 M. 49 ("semi-automatic rifle of 7.5 mm ...