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MG3 machine gun in "light machine gun" role, as made under license in Pakistan.  MG3 machine gun in "mdeium machine gun" role, as made in Iran. Germansoldier aiming the MG3, fitted with EOTech holosight red-dot optics anda 50-round plastic belt container (which appears to be empty).  MG 42 machine gun in LMG role, right sideview with bipod folded and carrying sling attached. MG 42 machine gun in MMG role, on infantrytripod mount Lafette 42.  MG 42 machine gun in LMG role, left sideview, with bipod extended. Barrel change for MG 42 - barrelis unlatched and its breech part is exposed for removal.  MG-42, bolt assembly schematic.  MG-42,bolt assembly, with locking rollers and extractor claw seen at theright and belt-feed operating stud at the left.   MG 42 MG 3 Caliber 7,92x57 7,62x51 Weigth 11,6 kg (gun) + 20,5 kg ( Lafette 42 t...

STEN Mk.III (STEN Mark 3) submachine gun. STEN Mk.I (STEN Mark 1) submachine gun, with magazine removed. STEN Mk.II (STEN Mark 2) submachine gun. STEN Mk.IIS (STEN Mark 2 Silenced) submachine gun. STEN Mk.IV (STEN Mark 4) submachine gun. STEN Mk.V (STEN Mark 5) submachine gun. STEN Mk.VI (STEN Mark 6 silenced) submachine gun. Characteristics   STEN Mk.II STEN Mk.IIS STEN Mk.III STEN Mk.V Caliber 9x19mm 9x19mm 9x19mm 9x19mm Weight, empty  3,26 kg  3,48 kg  3,18 kg 3,86 kg Length 895 mm 900 mm 762 mm 762 mm Barrel length 196 mm 90 mm 196 mm 196 mm Rate of fire 550 rounds per minute 450 rounds per minute 550 rounds per minute 600...

 Shpagin PPSh-41 submachine gun partially disassembled.  early production Shpagin PPSh-41 submachine gun, with drum magazine andtangent-type rear sight.  late production Shpagin PPSh-41 submachine gun, with box magazine and flip-uprear sight. Characteristics Caliber:  7,62x25 mm TT Weight:  5,45 kg loaded with full 71 rds drum; 4,3 kg with full 35 rds magazine; 3,63 kg without magazine Length:  843 mm Barrel length:  269 mm Rate of fire:  900 rounds per minute Magazine capacity:  71 rounds in drum magazine or 35 rounds in curved box magazine Effective range:  meters The PPSh-41 (Pistolet Pulemjot Shpagina model of 1941 = Shpagin submachine gun) was one of major infantry weapons of the Soviet troops during the World war 2. Total number ofPPSh's manufactured during WW2 estimates to more than 6 millions. The gun became one of the symbols of the Great Patriotic War. Retired from Soviet Army service soon after the WW2...

 Bren Mk.1 light machine gun,left side.  Bren Mk.1 light machine gun,right side.  Bren L4A4 light machine gun in 7,62x51 NATO caliber. Bren Mk.3 light machine gun(note the short barrel). Bren Mk.2 lightmachine gun.  Czechoslovak-made ZGB-30prototype machine gun in .303 caliber.  Czechoslovak-madeZGB-33 prototype machine gun in .303 caliber.   BREN Mk.1 BREN Mk.3 BREN Mk.4 BREN L4A4 Caliber 7,7x57R (.303) 7,62x51 NATO Weight, kg 10,04 8,76 8,69 8,68 (with bipod) Overall length, mm 1156 1082 1090 1156 Barrel length, mm 635 565 565 635 Cyclic rate of fire, rounds perminute 500 480 520 520 Feed and capacity Magazines, box 30 rounds ...

 M1 Garand rifle - left side view. same rifle - right side view.  M1D Garand sniper rifle.  Close-up view on the receiver, bolt in closed position, charging handle and rear sight of the M1 Garand.  .30-06 caliber ammunition in the 8-roun M1 clips.  M1 Garand stripped action; clearly seen are the magazine housing, operating rod and a part of the return spring behind the operating rod. difference between original (left) and improved (right) Garand gas system (images from J. C. Garand patents). Caliber : .30-06 (7.62x63 mm) Action:  Gas operated, rotating bolt Overall length : 1103 mm Barrel length : 610 mm Weight : 4.32 kg Feeding : non-detachable, clip-fed only magazine, 8 rounds The story of the first semi-automatic rifle ever widely-adopted as a standard military arm began after the start of the First World War, when the inventor John C. Garand (Canadian, then living in USA) began to develop a semi-automatic (or s...

 US M1 carbine, left side.  M1A1 carbine, a "paratrooper" version with side-folding buttstock. Same M1 carbine, right side.  M2 carbine, a select-fire modification with enlarged, 30-round magazine.  .30 M1 carbine cartridge (left) shown next to 7.62x39mm Russian (center) and 5.56mm NATO (.223 Rem, right). Caliber : .30 US Carbine (7.62x33 mm) Action:  Gas operated, rotating bolt Overall length : 904 mm Barrel length : 458 mm Weight : 2.36 kg without magazine Magazine capacity : 15 or 30 rounds The M1 carbine is an interesting little weapon. The original request for a compact and lightweight shoulder arm to replace service handguns for second-line (non-fighting) troops was first issued by US Army in 1938. The idea behind this request was that a shoulder arm, such as carbine, firing ammunition of moderate power, will have more effective range and will be much simpler to train the users to fire it accurately, than the standard .45 c...