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=== Chauchat ===
[[File:Chauchat_Memorial_de_Verdun.jpg|thumb|left|Chauchat Automatic Rifle]]
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The [[Chauchat]], designed in 1907, was one of the first automatic rifles to be adopted by a military. Its official design was the [[Chauchat|Fusil Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG]]. It was placed into French Infantry in 1916, and was used by the French army in the First World War. The Chauchat in [[8mm Lebel]] was also extensively used in 1917–18 by the [[American Expeditionary Forces]] (A.E.F.), where it was officially designated as the "Automatic Rifle, Model 1915 (Chauchat)".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=National Rifle |title=An Official Journal Of The NRA {{!}} Machine Guns Of The American Expeditionary Force In World War I |url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/machine-guns-of-the-american-expeditionary-force-in-world-war-i/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=An Official Journal Of The NRA |language=en}}</ref>