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Bommarito: America’s First Toggle-Locked Battle Rifle (Ad-free) (Patreon)

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2025-10-01 12:00:00
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Designed by Giuseppe Bommarito, this was one of the many independent rifle designs submitted to the US War Department in the 1910s hoping fo

Designed by Giuseppe Bommarito, this was one of the many independent rifle designs submitted to the US War Department in the 1910s hoping for military adoption. It is a short recoil operated, toggle-locked system chambered for .30-06 and using detachable 20-round magazines. It was tested (without much success) at Springfield and remained in development until 1918.

See a more complete article including original disassembly photos here:

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m1-garand-development/us-bommarito-rifle/

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Bommarito: America’s First Toggle-Locked Battle Rifle (Ad-free)

Designed by Giuseppe Bommarito, this was one of the many independent rifle designs submitted to the US War Department in the 1910s hoping for military adoption. It is a short recoil operated, toggle-locked system chambered for .30-06 and using detachable 20-round magazines. It was tested (without much success) at Springfield and remained in development until 1918. See a more complete article including original disassembly photos here: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m1-garand-development/us-bommarito-rifle/ The best firearms reference books: https://www.headstamppublishing.com http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com

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Guido Schriewer

dounds like the owen story with the barrels. and its not even designed by a swiss guy nuts about toggle actions.