Saint-Chamond-Mondragón [SEP] designer
Saint-Chamond-Mondragón
The Saint-Chamond-Mondragón 75mm gun was specified in the 1890s by Mexican General Manuel Mondragón, designed mostly by Colonel Émile Rimailho, and produced by the French arms manufacturer "Saint-Chamond". It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution. It was also used in modified form to arm some of the French Saint-Chamond tanks deployed during the First World War.
Israel purchased a number of pieces from Mexico in 1948 and used them in the 1948 Arab
la Marine et d'Homécourt.
World War I.
During World War I (1914-1918) the company built several different types of weapons, notably the Saint Chamond-Mondragón 75 mm gun which had been designed mostly by colonel Rimailho, the Saint-Chamond tank and the deficient Chauchat machine rifle. They also produced naval guns, such as the quadruple gun turret design for the unfinished s.
Later mergers.
In 1932 the company purchased the Neyrand et Cie company with a plant at Onzion, Loire.