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| manufacturer = Royal Hunting and Munitions Company | | manufacturer = Royal Hunting and Munitions Company | ||
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| production_date = 1904- | | production_date = 1904-1940 | ||
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| variants = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]'' | | variants = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]'' | ||
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The '''SR-9''', officially known as the '''Standard Rifle Mk. 9''' is a bolt action rifle firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine. It was the primary infantry weapon of the Royal Army until its replacement by the SR-9C, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. The SR-9 action, using a stripper clip loaded with the .324 Royal cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries | The '''SR-9''', officially known as the '''Standard Rifle Mk. 9''' is a bolt action rifle firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine. It was the primary infantry weapon of the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] until its replacement by the SR-9C, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. The SR-9 action, using a stripper clip loaded with the .324 Royal cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||