Credit
Järnvägsmuseet (Swedish Railway Museum) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Measured figures
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Carl Gustaf m/45 | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin |
| In service | 1945–present[source] | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service |
| Used by |
21.65/31.81 in (550/808 mm)[source]
LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
Effective; ~
Single source~273 yards (250 m)[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.34 in (212 mm)[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single source18 in (457 mm)[source]L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record
16 in (406 mm)[source]Stgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record
12 in (305 mm)[source]Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record
Rate of fire
Single sourcewith A-SATS M/45(Accelerations-Sats M/45) short-stroking device installed
Single source600 rounds/min 900 rounds/min with A-SATS M/45(Accelerations-Sats M/45) short-stroking device installed[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1395 ft/s (425 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Users[source] |
| — |
| Wars | Suez Crisis Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Congo Crisis Salvadoran Civil War Lebanese Civil War Israeli-Arab conflict Soviet–Afghan War First Congo War Iraq War Mali War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | — |
|---|
| Designer | Gunnar Johansson[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
|---|
| Designed | 1944[source] | — |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori Maadi Factories, Egypt[source] | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer |
|---|
| Produced | 1945–1964 (Sweden) 1965–1970 (Egypt)[source] | — |
|---|
| No. built | approx. 300,000[source] | — |
|---|
| Variants | m/45, m/45B, m/45C, m/45BE, m/45BET, m/45S, Port Said, Akaba, US Navy modification (no official designation) with suppressor.[source] | — |
|---|
| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum (Known as 9×19mm m/39B in Sweden)[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 |
|---|
| Action | Blowback , open bolt[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action |
|---|
| Feed system | 36-round 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 |
|---|
| Reported operators |
|
|
|---|