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MAB 38/42
Single sourceMAB 38/49
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| Specification | Beretta Model 38 | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Italy[source] | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin |
| In service | 1938–present[source] | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service |
MAB 38A
Single sourceMAB 38A: 946 millimetres (37.2 in) MAB 38/42: 800 millimetres (31 in) MAB 38/49: 798 millimetres (31.4 in)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
MAB 38/42 empty
Single sourceMAB 38/49 empty
Single sourceMAB 38A empty
Single sourceMAB 38A: 4.2 kilograms (9.3 lb) (empty) MAB 38/42: 3.27 kilograms (7.2 lb) (empty) MAB 38/49: 3.25 kilograms (7.2 lb) (empty)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass · Empty
Single source3.3kg (empty)[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Mass
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source200 m (219 yd)[source]
MAB 38/42
Single sourceMAB 38/49
Single sourceMAB 38A
Single sourceMAB 38A: 315 millimetres (12.4 in) MAB 38/42: 213 millimetres (8.4 in) MAB 38/49: 210 millimetres (8.3 in)[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceMAB 38A
Single sourceMAS 38/42 and 38/49
Single sourceMAB 38A: 600 rpm MAS 38/42 and 38/49: 550 rpm[source]
MAB 38A
Single sourceMAS 38/42 and 38/49
Single sourceMAB 38A: 420 metres per second (1,378 ft/s) MAS 38/42 and 38/49: 380 metres per second (1,247 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
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| Wars | World War II Reprisal operations Algerian War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Portuguese Colonial War Dominican Civil War Bangladesh Liberation War Congo Crisis Ogaden War[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1935[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1938–1975[source] | — |
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| No. built | 1,000,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | 1938A 1938/42 1938/43 1938/44 1938/44 Special - Model 1 1938/49 - M2, M3 & M4 Model 5[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 9x19mm Parabellum[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Cartridge The MARS-L (light) assault rifle variants are chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge , and the MARS-H (heavy) battle rifle and designated marksman rifle variants for the 7.62×51mm NATO , 6.5 mm Creedmoor or similar fully powered cartridges .[source]Design · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope MARS-H based designated marksman variant, chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor .[source]L129A2 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope Swiss MARS-H-based designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO.[source]7.62mm Zf Stgw 20 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope LMT's MRGG-A is a member of its Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Heavy (MARS-H) family, which are commonly described as AR-10-style rifles, but is chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round.[source]MK24 Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope |
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| Action | Blowback[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action |
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| Feed system | 10, 20, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO : 30-round detachable box magazine 7.62×51mm NATO 20-round detachable box magazine[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Feed system |
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| Designer | — | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
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| Manufacturer | — | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
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Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
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