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LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
Configuration
| Specification | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System | Walther P38 |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | Nazi Germany[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1939–1945 (Nazi Germany) 1949–present (other countries)[source] |
Length
216 mm (8.5 in)[source]
Effective; Sights set for
Single sourceSights set for 50 metres (55 yd)[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
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.
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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 | Carl Walther Waffenfabrik , Mauser Werke , Spreewerk , Manurhin[source] |
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| Cartridge | 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 | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action | Short recoil , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] |
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| Feed system | 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 | 8-round magazine[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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| Sights | — | Rear notch and front blade post[source] |
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