The FEG Hungarian 35M,After World War I the Austro-Hungarian Empire had fallen and Hungary itself ha

The FEG Hungarian 35M,After World War I the Austro-Hungarian Empire had fallen and Hungary itself had become an independent nations.  While the Hungarians continued to use older Mannlicher rifles issued to the Austro-Hungarian Army, by the mid 1930’s there was demand for a native rifle design to be adopted as a replacement.  Famous for being a straight pull bolt action, the Mannlicher had some problems the Hungarians wished to resolve.  The straight pull bolt action was fragile and susceptible to malfunction due to dust, dirt, or moisture.  The straight pull action was also complex, making it difficult to maintain or repair, and difficult to mass produce. In particular, the bolt of the Mannlicher was so precisely made that they had to be hand fitted and were not interchangeable.In 1935 the 35M rifle was introduced as a replacement of the Mannlicher.  It was very similar to the older M1895 Mannlicher, however the straight pull bolt action was replaced with a more conventional turnbolt action from the Mannlicher Schoenauer.  In addition the barrel was lengthened, and a two piece stock was used to ease production and manufacturing (less dimensionally stable wood can be used).  The 35M was chambered for 8X56mmR, and used a 5 round single stack fixed magazine which was loaded using stripper clips.The 35M was used throughout World War II and even made appearances during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956.  In 1943 the 43M was introduced, which was an improvement of the 35M.  It too was used by the Hungarian Army in World War II, and was produced for the German Army by special contract as well. -- source link

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