The Ribeyrolles 1918 was an attempt to manufacture an automatic rifle for the French forces. It was chambered in the experimental 8x35mm round, used straight blow-back, was fed from a 25 round magazine and had an effective range of 400m. Its official name was Carabine Mitrailleuse 1918 (Machine Carbine 1918 in English).
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