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FM 24/29 light machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 4
Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,080 mm (42.52 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FM 24/29 light machine gun | Mk 13 rifle |
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| Type | Light machine gun[source] | — |
| Place of origin | France[source] | — |
| In service | French Army : 1925–1960s Gendarmerie nationale : 1956–2006[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | See § Users[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | List of conflicts Rif War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Ifni War Algerian War Suez Crisis 1958 Rif riots Tunisian War of independence Bizerte crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Sand War Western Sahara conflict Tuareg rebellion Chadian Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Cameroon War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War |
1207 mm (47.5")[source]
Rate of fire
Single source450 Rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source830 m/s (2,723 ft/s)[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 | Lt col. Reibel assisted by Chief Armorer Chosse[source] | Accuracy International / Remington Arms[source] |
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| Designed | 1920–1924[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault[source] | Accuracy International[source] |
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| Produced | 1925–1960s[source] | — |
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| No. built | 190,400 to 232,942[source] | — |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.5×54mm French[source] | .300 Winchester Magnum[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | Gas-operated Bolt-link[source] | Bolt action[source] |
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| Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine[source] | 5-round magazine (MOD 5)[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | 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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