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U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Browning Hi-Powerlarger figure on 0 of 4
Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source199 mm (7.8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Browning Hi-Power | Mk 13 rifle |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Belgium United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1935–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | World War II Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Palestine war Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Falklands War The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Yugoslav Wars Kivu Conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Libyan Crisis Syrian Civil War |
1207 mm (47.5")[source]
9mm
Single source335 m/s(1,100 ft/s) ( 9mm )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan Iraq War[source] |
| Designer | John Browning Dieudonné Saive[source] | Accuracy International / Remington Arms[source] |
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| Designed | 1914–1935[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | FN Herstal Browning Arms Company Fabricaciones Militares John Inglis and Company[source] | Accuracy International[source] |
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| Produced | 1935-2018; 2022–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 1,500,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.65×21mm Parabellum 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W[source] | .300 Winchester Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil operated tilting barrel[source] | Bolt action[source] |
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| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine 10, 13, 15 or 17 rounds ( 9mm ) 20 or 30 rounds made by Rhodesia ( 9mm ) 10 rounds ( .40 S&W )[source] | 5-round magazine (MOD 5)[source] |
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| Calibre | — | .308[source] |
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| Sights | — | Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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