Cei-Rigotti
| Cei-Rigotti | |
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| Type | Battle Rifle |
| Place of origin |  Italy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Amerigo Cei-Rigotti |
| Designed | c. 1900 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 4.3 kg (9 lb 55 oz) |
| Length | 1,000 mm (39.4 in) |
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| Cartridge | 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano?/7.65x53mm Mauser |
| Action | Gas piston, self-loading |
| Rate of fire | Up to 900rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 730 m/s (2,400 ft/s) |
| Feed system | fixed box magazine |
| Sights | 1,400 meters (1,531 yards) |
The Cei-Rigotti (also known as the Cei gas rifle[1]) is an early automatic rifle created in the final years of the 19th century by Amerigo Cei-Rigotti, an officer in the Italian Army. The rifle had selective fire capabilities (single shots or burst) and was a gas operated rifle. Available information on this gun is sparse and contradictory.
According to several publications, the prototype rifle was chambered for the 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano.[2] The gun was supposedly presented by Cei-Rigotti to his superiors in a private demonstration in 1895. An Italian newspaper reported on this event in 1900.[3] According to another source, a demonstration was actually held publicly in Rome on June 13, 1900, when 300 rounds were fired on full automatic before the gun got so hot it seized up.[4] Yet another source mentions a demonstration in the same year the Brescia Arsenal.[5]
The British also ordered and tested the gun after this event, but they found it unsuitable.[3] The exemplar found at the UK National Firearms Centre in Leeds is chambered in 7.65x53mm Mauser, as is another exemplar found in a U.S. private collection.[6]
The rifle fed from a fixed box magazine, loaded through stripper clips.[6] Reportedly, prototypes with magazines up to 50 rounds capacity existed.[2]
See also
- Fedorov Avtomat
- Mors submachine gun
- Farquhar-Hill rifle
- Furrer M25
- Charlton Automatic Rifle
- Huot Automatic Rifle
- Browning Automatic Rifle
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