• Source: Ribeyrolles 1918 automatic carbine

The Ribeyrolles 1918 was an attempt to manufacture an automatic rifle for the French forces. It was chambered in the experimental 8×35mm round, used straight blowback, was fed from a 25-round detachable magazine and had an effective range of 400 meters. The cartridge, which some argue was the first purpose-built intermediate cartridge, was obtained by necking down the .351 Winchester Self-Loading. Another source indicates that it was chambered in a cartridge designated 8×32mmSR.
Its official name was Carabine Mitrailleuse 1918 ("Machine Carbine 1918" in English); in a 2007 book it appears as "fusil automatique Ribeyrolles 1918". The Ribeyrolles had the distinction of being fitted with a lightweight bipod on the front (indicating an intended use as a squad automatic weapon) and a rifle bayonet identical to that of the Berthier Model 1907/15.




See also


Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gun
Fedorov Avtomat
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1917
MP 18
Vollmer M35




References






External links


"French .351 W.S.L." iaaforum.org (International Ammunition Association). Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
"8x35 Ribeyrolle / 8 mm Ribeyrolles / 8x35 SR / SAA 3875" (in Spanish). Municion.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
Ribeyrolles 1918 - France's First Assault Rifle or a Failed Prototype? on Forgotten Weapons
Image of the Ribeyrolles on Forgotten Weapons
Carabine Mitrailleuse 1918 at Historical Firearms

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