Cei-Rigotti: Difference between revisions

Originally created by Amerigo Cei, an [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] army, in 1890, the '''Cei-Rigotti''' [[rifle]] was extensively modified by [[Rigotti]] in 1900, and is often regarded as the first assault rifle. Over the next few years ([[1903]] and [[1911]]) there were improvements to its internal functions, such as its gas operation. This is also what made the Cei-Rigotti so modern, the fact that it was the first time a gas operated action was successfully used in a rifle. The rifle also featured 6.5x52mm munition in what was probably a 25 round detachable box magazine. The system, although not actually used by any army (possibly because of unreliability), was remade in [[Switzerland]], [[Russia]], [[Austria]]. These variations featured 8x56mm munition (Austria) and 7,62x54mm (Russia).

 

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