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Only 1,013 Meunier rifles had been manufactured by 1916 and about 300 were sent for field trials in the trenches. They were well-received, but the requirement for the special ammunition was a major handicap. The M1917 RSC (Ribeyrolles, Sutter and Chauchat - the weapon's designers) was formally adopted in May 1916. [2]
The rimless 7×59mm Meunier round was substantially more powerful than 8mm Lebel. The 7×59mm Meunier had a muzzle velocity of 3,412 ft/s (1,040 m/s). It had a steel core as well as the 7×57mm (7.2×56.95mm) adopted the same year and retained later for the Meunier rifle of 1916 with a velocity reduced to 2,690 ft/s (820 m/s).
Meunier rifle: 7x59 "7mm Meunier" France 1900s Mauser M1916: Mauser: 7.92×57mm Mauser Germany: 1916 MICOR Leader 50: MICOR Defence .50 BMG United States 2012 Mk. 12 Special Purpose Rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO United States Mk. 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle: Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Smith Enterprise, Inc. Sage International 7.62×51mm NATO ...
This volume (in English) provides a detailed description of all the types of 8mm Lebel ammunition, including Balle M, Balle D (a.m.) and Balle N. The 7×59mm Meunier cartridge (for the semi-automatic A6 Meunier rifle) is also illustrated and described in detail. Huon, Jean (1995). Proud Promise: French Autoloading Rifles 1898–1979. Collector ...
This volume ( in English )contains a detailed technical chapter describing the Lebel rifle and its ammunition. This volume primarily describes all French semi-automatic rifles since 1898, notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi-automatic rifles, the Meunier (A6) rifle as well as the MAS 38-40 to MAS49 and 49/56 series.
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Stirling was married to Susan Rachel Bligh (1916–1983), daughter of Noel Bligh, son of the 8th Earl of Darnley; she was a model before they married. [26] They had four children together. [27] His eldest son, Archibald, was married to Diana Rigg. [28]
Shamsud-Din Jabbar used a rare explosive in New Orleans that has never before been used in a U.S. or European terrorist attack. A key question is how he learned of the explosive and managed to ...