ASmall arms
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ASmall arms
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Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 4 of 4
Sterling submachine gunlarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1207 mm (47.5")[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mk 13 rifle | Sterling submachine gun |
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| In service | 2001–present[source] | 1944–present[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War[source] | World War II (Limited) Malayan Emergency Korean War Mau Mau Uprising Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Bizerte crisis Aden Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Bangladesh Liberation War Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts Nigerian Civil War Second Malayan Emergency The Troubles Angolan Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Gulf War Nepalese Civil War Iraq War Libyan Civil War[source] |
| Designer |
Stock folded
Single source686 millimetres (27.0 in ) Folded stock: 481 millimetres (18.9 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Accuracy International / Remington Arms[source] |
George William Patchett[source] |
| Variants | Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | .300 Winchester Magnum[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×51mm NATO (Prototype only) .30 Carbine .357 (proposal) .40 S&W .45 ACP (PAWS ZX)[source] |
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| Calibre | .308[source] | — |
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| Action | Bolt action[source] | Straight blowback[source] |
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| Feed system | 5-round magazine (MOD 5)[source] | 34-round box magazine or 32- or 50-round box magazine from the Sten and Lanchester[source] |
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| Sights | Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Accuracy International[source] | Sterling Armaments Company[source] |
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| Type | — | Submachine gun[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1944[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1953–1988[source] |
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| No. built | — | 400,000+[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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