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The '''Atelier de Construction de Puteaux''' ('''APX''') (English translation: "Puteaux Construction Workshops") was a state [[arsenal]] belonging to the [[French Army]].<ref name=BnF>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Atelier de construction de Puteaux. Hauts-de-Seine|url=https://data.bnf.fr/11989067/atelier_de_construction_de_puteaux_hauts-de-seine/|website=data.bnf.fr|publisher=data.bnf.fr|
== History ==
Atelier de Construction de Puteaux was in charge of making [[ammunition]] and carrying out tests. The factories also produced small and medium-sized equipment ([[Firearm|firearms]] and [[Knife|knives]]), while the so-called “manufacturing” workshops produced larger equipment ([[Artillery|artillery pieces]]).<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie|url=http://histoirealasource.ille-et-vilaine.fr/14-18/items/show/7433|website=histoirealasource|publisher=histoirealasource|
Atelier de Construction de Puteaux disappeared after the [[Second World War]], being transferred to [[Satory]] and merged with [[Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux]] (AMX), which specialized in the construction of [[Tank|tanks]] and other armored vehicles.
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=== Arms ===
* 1888 : prototype of [[Berthier rifle]].
* 1905 : [[Puteaux APX Machine Gun|Puteaux modèle 1905 machine gun]]. Only a few hundred copies were made because of its many defects.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Le carré militaire de Puteaux |trans-title=The military square of Puteaux |url=http://www.souvenir-francais-92.org/article-le-carre-militaire-de-puteaux-40841250.html |website=Souvenir Francais 92 |publisher=Souvenir Francais 92 |
* 1915 : prototype of the [[Chauchat|''Fusil Mitrailleur Modele'' 1915 CSRG]], better known as "Chauchat".
* 1918 : [[Puteaux SA 18|37 mm semi-automatic cannon model 1918]] (37 mm SA 18) for [[light tank]]s.
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* 1935 : APX 5 turret mounted on the [[AMR 35#ZT 2|AMR 35 ZT 2]] and [[Gendron-Somua AMR 39]].
* 1936 : APX standard turret fitted on the prototype of the [[Hotchkiss H35]], prototype of the [[Renault R35]] and the [[FCM 36]].
* 1938 : APX-R turret fitted on the H39 variant of the [[Hotchkiss H35]], the [[Renault R35]] and the [[Renault R40]]. A APX-R tank turret was planned to be mounted on the [[AMX 38]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pasholok|first1=Yuri|title=AMX 38|url=https://yuripasholok.livejournal.com/4302315.html|website=yuripasholok.livejourna|publisher=yuripasholok.livejourna|
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