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The Farquhar-Hill rifle a British design by Moubray G. Farquhar and Arthur H. Hill was one of the first automatic rifles designed in the early 20th century. It was first tested in May 1908 but had many failures. Several improved designs followed none of which completely satisfied the Small Arms Committee. The Farquhar-Hill is long recoil operated automatic rifle of 0.303 inch caliber which fed from a 20-round drum. Magazine variations included a 10-round truncated cone and a 65-round drum.