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M1917 Enfieldlarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source46.3 in (1,180 mm)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M1917 Enfield | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Bolt-action rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1917–1945 (U.S. Service) 1917–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | World War I Banana Wars Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War (limited) Laotian Civil War (limited) Lebanese Civil War (limited) Soviet–Afghan War[source] | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Designed | 1917[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Winchester Repeating Arms Company Remington Arms Eddystone Arsenal[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1917–1919[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 2,193,429 total[source] | — |
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| Variants | Remington Model 30[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) 7×57mm Mauser (Remington Model 1934) 7.92×57mm Mauser (Modified by European arms dealers during the Spanish Civil War )[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Modified Mauser type bolt-action[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 6-round magazine 5-round stripper clip[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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