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Initial Rifle Designs

When: 1891
Where: Mexico
Part of: Manuel Mondragón designs the Mondragón rifle

Mondragón began working on his initial rifle design in 1891, creating straight-pull bolt-action models M1893 and M1894 chambered in specific cartridges.

Mondragón began working on his initial rifle design in 1891. These designs include the straight-pull bolt-action M1893 and M1894 rifles. The M1893 was chambered in the 6.5×48mm cartridge or the 5.2x68mm cartridge, with a fixed magazine which held an 8-round en-bloc clip.

Sources

Mondragón rifle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06

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