Editing Automatic rifle (section)

===Cei-Rigotti===
[[File:Cei-Rigotti - 6.jpg|thumb|The Italian Cei-Rigotti, one of the world's first automatic rifles.]]
One of the world's first automatic rifles was the Italian [[Cei-Rigotti]]. This rifle started out as an 1891 gas-operated conversion of the [[Vetterli rifle]], which received positive approval and was even adopted after further refinements in 1895 for the Royal Italian Navy, but although up to 2000 rifles were ordered, the order never came through for as yet unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://smallarmsreview.com/early-bolt-action-conversions/ | title=Early Bolt-Action Rifle Conversions - Automatic Service Rifles on a Budget - Small Arms Review | date=9 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Il fucile Cei-Rigotti ed il fucile automatico Freddi: Le armi automatiche italiane dalle origini alla Grande Guerra | date=14 November 2023 }}</ref> Another version of the Cei-Rigotti was presented in 1900, these [[6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano|6.5mm Carcano]] or [[7.65×53mm Mauser|7.65×53mm]] gas-operated, selective-fire carbines attracted considerable attention at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forgottenweapons.com/early-semiauto-rifles/cei-rigotti/|title=Cei-Rigotti|work=ForgottenWeapons.com|first=Ian |last=McCollum|date=October 24, 2012|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name="HoggWeeks260">{{cite book|last1=Hogg|first1=Ian V.|last2=Weeks|first2=John|title=Military Small Arms of the 20th Century|edition=7th|publisher=Krause Publications |year=2000|page=260|isbn=978-0-87341-824-9}}</ref> They used 10-, 20- and 50-round box magazines.<ref name="HoggWeeks260"/> The Cei-Rigotti had several failings, including frequent jams and erratic shooting.<ref name="HoggWeeks260"/> In the end, no Army took an interest in the design and the rifle was abandoned before it could be further developed.<ref name="HoggWeeks260"/> Although the rifle was never officially adopted by any military, aside from the 1895 variant which never came through, it was tested extensively by the Italian Army during the lead-up to the First World War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/early-semiauto-rifles/cei-rigotti/|title = Cei-Rigotti|date = 24 October 2012}}</ref>