M60 machine gun vs Smith & Wesson Model 10

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ASmall arms

M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

Smith & Wesson Model 10 — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Service revolver

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First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

24 of 82 rows sourced on both sides

1.11m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.105 m

Length

Single source

1,105 mm (43.5 in)^[source]

10.5kg

≈ 0.96kg

Mass

Configuration

Details

M60 machine gun and Smith & Wesson Model 10 configuration
Specification	M60 machine gun	Smith & Wesson Model 10
Type	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]	Service revolver^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1960–present^[source]	1899–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users

Wars	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]	World War I Easter Rising Irish War of Independence World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Bangladesh Liberation War Gulf War The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Portuguese Colonial War other conflicts^[source]

Designed	1952–1957^[source]	1899^[source]

Manufacturer	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]	Smith & Wesson^[source]

Unit cost	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]	—

Produced	1957–present^[source]	1899–present^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	38 M&P M&P Model 1902 Model of 1905 Victory Model Model 10^[source]

Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]	.38 Long Colt .38 Special .38/200 (.38 S&W)^[source]

Action	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]	Double action^[source]

Feed system	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]	6-round cylinder^[source]

Sights	Iron sights^[source]	Blade front sight, notched rear sight^[source]

No. built	—	6,000,000+^[source]

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