Ribeyrolles 1918 automatic carbine

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Carabine-mitrailleuse Ribeyrolles Modèle 1918
Ribeyrolles 1918
Type	Automatic rifle/Assault Rifle
Place of origin	France
Production history
Designer	Ribeyrolles
Designed	1916[citation needed]
Produced	1916 to 1920[citation needed]
No. built	1 (conjecture)
Specifications
Mass	5.1 kg (11 lb) unloaded[citation needed]
Length	1,090 mm (43 in)[citation needed]
Barrel length	450 mm (18 in)[citation needed]
Cartridge	8×35mm Ribeyrolles
Action	Direct blowback[1]
Rate of fire	550–600 rounds per minute[citation needed]
Muzzle velocity	570 m/s (1,900 ft/s)[citation needed]
Effective firing range	400 m (440 yd)[1]
Feed system	25-round box magazine
Sights	Iron sights

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.

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• "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