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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | FM 24/29 light machine gun |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Light machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | France[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault[source] |
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic |
1,080 mm (42.52 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source500 mm (19.69 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source450 Rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source830 m/s (2,723 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Gas-operated Bolt-link[source] |
| In service | — | French Army : 1925–1960s Gendarmerie nationale : 1956–2006[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | List of conflicts Rif War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Ifni War Algerian War Suez Crisis 1958 Rif riots Tunisian War of independence Bizerte crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Sand War Western Sahara conflict Tuareg rebellion Chadian Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Cameroon War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Lt col. Reibel assisted by Chief Armorer Chosse[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1920–1924[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1925–1960s[source] |
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| No. built | — | 190,400 to 232,942[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.5×54mm French[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Feed system | — | 25-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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