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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Sten |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield BSA ROF Fazakerley ROF Maltby ROF Theale Berkshire Lines Brothers Ltd Long Branch Arsenal, Canada Various underground resistance group factories[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
762 mm (30.0 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source60 m (66 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source196 mm (7.7 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single sourcesuppressed models
Single source365 m/s (1,198 ft/s) 305 m/s (1,001 ft/s) (suppressed models)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Blowback-operated , open bolt[source] |
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| In service | — | 1941–1960s (United Kingdom) 1941–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Indo-Pakistan Wars 1948 Arab–Israeli War Malayan Emergency Korean War Mau Mau Uprising Algerian War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Laotian Civil War Greek Civil War Bangladesh Liberation War Lebanese Civil War Angolan Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Turkish invasion of Cyprus IRA Border Campaign The Troubles Punjab insurgency Maluku sectarian conflict Iraq War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Major Reginald V. Shepherd Harold J. Turpin[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1940[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | £2/6s in 1942 (equivalent to £94 in 2025 )[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1941–1945 (version dependent)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 3.7–4.6 million (all variants, depending on source)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Mk. I, II, IIS, III, IV, V, VI[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | version dependent; c. 500–600 round/min[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 32-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | fixed peep rear, post front[source] |
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