Rossignol ENT

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Rossignol machine rifle
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The Rossignol ENT experimental automatic rifle
TypeAutomatic rifle
Place of originFrance
Production history
DesignerRossignol
Designed1900
ManufacturerENT
Specifications
Mass9.7kg
Cartridge6×60mm
Caliber6mm
ActionGas

The Rossignol ENT was an experimental automatic rifle of French origin from the first years of the 20th century. It was the first rifle which used the direct impingement operating system,[1] which found later use in the Swedish Ag m/42, the French 1940 MAS and, most notably, the AR-10 and AR-15 series of rifles.

Rossignol developed the new impingement system, and modified the Friberg-Kjellman system of opposing, retractable bolt lugs for this experimental rifle.[2] The rifle was produced under the , thus the ENT designation, and was produced in at least four variants, "ENT No. 1 or B1, B2, B4, B5".[3]

Specifications[]

  • Cartridge: 6×60mm[2]
  • Caliber: 6mm
  • Weight: 9.7 kg
  • Operation: Gas direct-impingement

References[]

  1. ^ Stan Skinner (20 November 2013). Shooter's Bible Guide to Extreme Iron. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-62873-538-3.
  2. ^ a b Gerard Demaison; Yves Buffetaut (18 August 1995). Honour bound: the Chauchat machine rifle. Collector Grade. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-88935-190-5.
  3. ^ John Walter (25 March 2006). Rifles of the World. Krause Publications. pp. 557–. ISBN 0-89689-241-7.

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