“Repeating rifle, Fusil Daudeteau Mod. 1887,” Mitrailleuse “, cal. 8mmLebel. LL 780mm, TL 130mm, straight pull lock with rotating lug lock. The control cam is integrated in the repeating lever, which is inserted on the right side of the housing. Burnished system, concentricity, ladder sight with rounded block front sight. Walnut stock, iron furniture. The cartridges are inserted on the right-hand side of the piston compartment. A rail transports the cartridges over a tube in front of the open breech. There is a swivel lever in front of the trigger guard. When this lever is in the rear position, normal repetition and a shot can be fired. If you fold this lever forward, the weapon is set to “tir rapide”, i.e. a shot breaks with each repeating process without having to pull the trigger. The lid of the piston compartment is labeled “Cal. 8 “and” CH. No. 1”.
Louis Marie Daudeteau was a persistent and prolific arms designer in France in the late 19th century. Born in 1845, he gained substantial military experience in the Franco-Prussian War, and afterwards turned to weapons design. He built a variety of different arms for military consideration, from magazine conversions of the Gras to machine guns, rapid-firing cannons, and self-loading rifles. Ultimately, however, he came closest to military acceptance with his 1891-1896 bolt action rifle.
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Ahhhhh, I’m sorry these cursed images are hurting my eyes! Lol. Jk, cool gun.
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That was never adopted by anyone though, right?..
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don’t think so
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What the frick kind of repeating rifle is that? We already invented the lever action and it’s a sexy mechanism. That thing…is it supposed to look like old crank seal designs before the bolt action took form?
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