The Fusil Mexico,One of the strangest firearms design that I have ever seen, the Fusil Mexico was in
The Fusil Mexico,One of the strangest firearms design that I have ever seen, the Fusil Mexico was invented by Rafael Mendozza, a common Mexican gunmaker of the day. The action of the rifle was worked by twisting the barrel 90 degrees, which would eject the spent cartridge casing, them pushing the barrel forward and back would would loading and chamber a new cartridge from its five round box magazine. Releasing a switch would break the rifle down from storage and maintenance. Loading the rifle was done through a special loading port located near right hand side of the receiver. It was chambered for 8X57 Mauser and fitted with a Mauser bayonet. While certainly a unique design, it was complicated and weird compared standard Mexican Mauser bolt action rifle. They were first produced in 1918, but few were made or used. -- source link
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