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Mosquetón Automático Modelo 1932

In the late 1920s, the general staff formuled a requirement for an infantry short rifle capable to rise the level of firepower in the jungle light infantry brigades. Very soon, they arrived to the conclusion that the current service cartridge was too powerful for a jungle rifle, so the formuled another requirement, for a new round. The round must be based in the current 30.06 cartridge and with the current machinery available at Indumil. In 1931, a new cartridge was adopted: Indumil 7.62x42 mm.

The new rifle was gas operated, with a short piston and a non reciprocating arming handle. It used a simple flip with 2 ranges, 150 and 300 mts. It had a selective fire with 2 modes, single shots, and 3 round burst. Full automatic was not available. This rifle used a 15 round magazine It was not a cheap weapon, with a heavily machined receiver, but was very reliable. It used the bayonet of the standard bolt action (Lee, not mauser) rifle of the army.

Specifications

In service: Late 1932.

Cartridge: 7.62x42

Action: Gas operated, short piston.

Length: 103 mm

Weight: 4 kgs