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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Walther P38 |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Nazi Germany[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Carl Walther Waffenfabrik , Mauser Werke , Spreewerk , Manurhin[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
216 mm (8.5 in)[source]
Effective; Sights set for
Single sourceSights set for 50 metres (55 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source125 mm (4.9 in)[source]
semi-automatic
Single source116 rpm (semi-automatic)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,050 ft/s (320 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Action |
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semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] |
Short recoil , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
| In service | — | 1939–1945 (Nazi Germany) 1949–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II First Indochina War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War (limited) The Troubles 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) (P1)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1938[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 30 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1943) equivalent to €120 in 2021[source] |
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| Produced | — | Walther P38 1939–1945 Pistole P1 1957–2000[source] |
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| No. built | — | c. 1,000,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | HP , P1, P38K, P38 SD, P4[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 8-round magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Rear notch and front blade post[source] |
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