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| rdfs:comment | - The Fittipaldi machine gun is a belt fed recoil operated firearm. It uses the bolt and barrel from the Mauser Model 1891 rifle and the same become rectilinear. The machine gun had a water jacket for cooling, in a way that covered the entire canyon (with external an appearance similar to the Lewis gun's cooling jacket). Fed by disintegrating tapes and was not based on a traditional tripod.
- The Fittipaldi machine gun is a recoil-operated firearm designed by Rafael Fittipaldi (an Italian immigrant to Argentina) and patented as USPTO number 1,099,245, of June 9, 1914. It uses the barrel of the Argentinian Mauser Model 1891 rifle as well as its bolt, the latter adapted for rectilinear action. The Fittipaldi machine gun was fed by a non-disintegrating belt and used a traditional tripod as mount. A water jacket covered the entire length of its barrel, giving it an external appearance similar to the Lewis Gun.
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| Name | - Ametralladora Fittipaldi 1912
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| Type | - Medium machine gun
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| abstract | - The Fittipaldi machine gun is a recoil-operated firearm designed by Rafael Fittipaldi (an Italian immigrant to Argentina) and patented as USPTO number 1,099,245, of June 9, 1914. It uses the barrel of the Argentinian Mauser Model 1891 rifle as well as its bolt, the latter adapted for rectilinear action. The Fittipaldi machine gun was fed by a non-disintegrating belt and used a traditional tripod as mount. A water jacket covered the entire length of its barrel, giving it an external appearance similar to the Lewis Gun. The Fittipaldi machine gun was not adopted by the Argentine Army. Little is known about its history or performance, including why it was not adopted. The prototype, dated to 1912, is on display in Room XVI "Freedom Walk" from the Museum of Arms of the Nation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The Fittipaldi machine gun is a belt fed recoil operated firearm. It uses the bolt and barrel from the Mauser Model 1891 rifle and the same become rectilinear. The machine gun had a water jacket for cooling, in a way that covered the entire canyon (with external an appearance similar to the Lewis gun's cooling jacket). Fed by disintegrating tapes and was not based on a traditional tripod.
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