Reibel machine gun
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The MAC mle 1931 machine gun, was a machine gun used in French tanks of the World War II era, as well as in fortifications such as the Maginot Line. It is also sometimes known as the JM Reibel, from J
Preserved mitrailleuse mle 31 in the Saumur armour museum (single-mount, tank-style model)
A Jumelage de mitrailleuses Reibel twin-mounting for use in fortifications. Shown without guns mounted, front oblique angle. Note heavy metal protective shrouding for the barrels, and circular openings for pan magazines. Square frame is intended to bolt into standard embrasures.
Opposite side of Reibel/MAC 1931 machine gun on display at Israel Defense Forces History Museum
7.5×54mm French
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The 7.5×54mm French, 7.5 French, or 7.5 MAS is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It was developed by France as an update to the 7.5×57mm MAS mod. 1924 cartridge. It replaced the obsolete 8×50mmR
Reibel machine gun
…the mle 1931 in fixed fortifications, while tanks and other AFVs received single guns. The Reibel machine gun is a gas operated weapon chambered in the 7.5 mm MAS cartridge and was loaded with vertical, side-mounted, 150-round pan magazines. The variant used in fortifications was modified with a different rifling…
Belted 7.5×54mm French ammunition for use in the MAC 52 aircraft variant of the AA-52 machine gun.