Mondragón rifle
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The Mondragón rifle refers to one of two rifle designs developed by Mexican artillery officer General Manuel Mondragón. These designs include the straight-pull bolt-action M1893 and M1894 rifles, and Mexico's first self-loading rifle, the M1908 - the first of the designs to see combat use.
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Mondragón rifles | |
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Type | Semi-automatic rifle / straight-pull bolt-action rifle |
Place of origin | Mexico |
Service history | |
In service | 1911 (Mexico) 1914–1918 (Germany) |
Used by |
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Wars | Mexican Revolution World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | Manuel Mondragón |
Designed | 1884 (straight-pull bolt-action rifle), patent of 1904 (semi-automatic rifle) |
Manufacturer | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft |
Produced | 1887 (straight-pull bolt-action rifle) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.18 kilograms (9.2 lb)[1] |
Length | 1,105 millimetres (43.5 in)[1] |
Barrel length | 577 millimetres (22.7 in)[1] |
Cartridge | 7×57mm Mauser[1] 7.5x55mm Swiss |
Action | gas operation, rotating bolt |
Muzzle velocity | 760 metres per second (2,500 ft/s)[1] |
Effective firing range | 800 metres (870 yd) |
Maximum firing range | 2,000 metres (2,200 yd) |
Feed system | The 1908 model utilized 5 round stripper clips into 10 round magazine. The 30-round drum was only used by the German flying corps. |
Sights | rear: ladder, graduated 400–2000 m |
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