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The FR 7 and FR 8 are bolt-action rifles adopted by Spain in the 1950s. The "FR" stands for Fusil Reformado in Spanish ("Converted Rifle" in English). [4] The FR 7 is a variant of the "Spanish M93 Mauser" bolt action while the FR 8 is based on the "Mauser System 98" bolt action.
All versions of the rifle saw extensive service in the Spanish Army, beginning in the Spanish–American War in 1898, the Rif War of 1920–1927, and the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939. The M1916 short rifles remained in production in Spain until 1951, and many of these later rifles were converted to shoot either 7.92×57mm Mauser or 7.62× ...
This is a list of weapons used by the Spanish Republican side of the Spanish Civil War.The majority of Republican military equipment was obtained through the Soviet Union who supported the Spanish Republicans through shipments of Soviet arms and arms from other countries in the possession of the Soviet Union from past Russian conflicts.
This is a list of weapons used by the Nationalist faction of the Spanish Civil War. Small arms. Knives ... Rifles. Mauser Model 1893 [1] ... [8] 7.5 cm FK 16 nA [9]
The CETME Model 58 is a stamped-steel, select-fire battle rifle produced by the Spanish armaments manufacturer Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales (CETME). [1] The Model 58 used a 20-round box magazine and was chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round (although originally designed for the 7.92×41mm CETME cartridge [ 2 ] and ...
It made 7.92mm Mauser, .30-06 Springfield, and 7.62mm NATO ammunition for the military and .303 British rifle ammunition for the civilian market. Packaging lists the date in the Ethiopian calendar year (7 to 8 years less than that of the Gregorian calendar), while the cartridge headstamp uses the Common Era year.
This is a list of weapons of the Spanish–American War. The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States , effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence .
[11] [12] They were the standard service rifle of the Serbian Army during the Balkan Wars [13] and World War I. [14] Yugoslav used them as Puska 7 mm M 99 and Karabini 7 mm M 8 C. [15] Before World War II, the M1899 long rifle was shortened and rechambered in 7.92×57mm to resemble the M24B short rifle. [16] This version was designated Puska 7 ...