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.[1] Another source indicates that it was chambered in a cartridge designated 8×32mmSR.[2]
Its official name was Carabine Mitrailleuse 1918[citation needed] ("Machine Carbine 1918" in English); in a 2007 book it appears as "fusil automatique Ribeyrolles 1918".[2] 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.
^ abc. Quarry.nildram.co.uk. 1943-07-15. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ ab has info from Jean Huon (2007). Les pistolets mitrailleurs français. Editions Crépin-Leblond. ISBN978-2-7030-0300-7. Cf. .
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iaaforum.org (International Ammunition Association). Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
(in Spanish). Municion.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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