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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Sterling submachine gun |
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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] | Sterling Armaments Company[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
Stock folded
Single source686 millimetres (27.0 in ) Folded stock: 481 millimetres (18.9 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; Suppressed
Single source200 metres (220 yd ) Suppressed: 50–100 metres (55–109 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source196 millimetres (7.7 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Straight blowback[source] |
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| In service | — | 1944–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II (Limited) Malayan Emergency Korean War Mau Mau Uprising Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Bizerte crisis Aden Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts Nigerian Civil War Second Malayan Emergency The Troubles Angolan Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Gulf War Nepalese Civil War Iraq War Libyan Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | George William Patchett[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1944[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1953–1988[source] |
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| No. built | — | 400,000+[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×51mm NATO (Prototype only) .30 Carbine .357 (proposal) .40 S&W .45 ACP (PAWS ZX)[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 34-round box magazine or 32- or 50-round box magazine from the Sten and Lanchester[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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