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The Mondragón was an early Mexican semi-automatic rifle. It was designed by Mexican artillery officer general Manuel Mondragón and it was the one of the first semi-automatic rifles to see combat use.In 1891 Mondragón began working on a semi-automatic rifle design although his first designs were two straight-pull bolt action rifles – M1893 and M1894 chambered in 6.5x48mm Mondragón and 5.2x68mm Rubin respectively.