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The Type 46 was chambered for the Type 45 8 x 50mm rimmed cartridge. Although the design was licensed from Mauser, none of the components of the Siamese rifles are interchangeable with other Mauser rifles. Some Siamese Type 46 rifles also have a split buttstock common on Arisaka rifles. Some features and characteristics of the Japanese Type 35 rifle (under development in the same arsenal at that time) were also incorporated, such as the sliding dust cover and long wrist tangs. The first Siamese Mauser used the Gewehr 98 bolt with the cock-on-open action, but removed the recoil lug with the narrower lines of the Mauser model of 1896. Description and variant rifle types Type 46 rifle
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Japan did have the required capability and Siam contracted with Japan's Koishikawa arsenal to build their rifles. However, Siam lacked the necessary manufacturing capability.
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ĭespite the Britain and France's efforts, Siam also managed to buy a license to build Mauser's Gewehr 98 rifle. They decided against adopting the Mannlicher, straight-pull bolt action, but the Siamese were impressed with the Austrian 8x50mm rimmed cartridge. The Siamese military was able to buy out a defaulted Bulgarian contract for Austrian Mannlicher Model 1888/90 rifles. Many countries yielded to pressure from France and Britain and refused to sell Siam modern weapons. Siam's king, Rama V (Chulalongkorn), considered modernization an important check against French colonial expansion from Indochina and British colonial expansion from Malaya following territorial concessions forced upon Siam by both powers.
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Type 66 rifle displays in National memorial, Bangkok