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Colt 933

Assault rifle , Carbine

Colt 933 is a assault rifle , Carbine originating in United States. It was built by Colt Defense. Reported operators include Afghanistan, Israel, Serbia, United States.

Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Colt Defense

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Length: 762mmstock extended
Barrel: 292mm
Mass: 2.64kgwith 30 rounds

Technical data

Specifications

15 fields · 1 source · retrieved 28 Sept 2026

Dimensions & mass

Mass: 2.44 kg (5.4 lb ) empty 2.64 kg (5.8 lb) with 30 rounds¹
Length: 680 mm (27 in) ( stock retracted) 762 mm (30.0 in) (stock extended)¹

True scale

Size in context

Length · stock extended: 762 mm
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Barrel length

292 mm (11.5 in), 254 mm (10.0 in) (standard CAR-15)¹

Performance

Rate of fire: 700–950 round/min cyclic¹

Systems & armament

Cartridge: 5.56×45mm ( .223 Remington )¹
Action: Gas-operated , rotating bolt¹
Feed system: 30-round box magazine or other STANAG Magazines .¹

Programme

Wars: Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir War on terror¹
Produced: 1995–present¹
No. built: 1,800¹
Variants: M4A1¹
Reported operator · Afghanistan: Afghanistan¹
Reported operator · Israel: Israel¹
Reported operator · Serbia: Serbia¹
Reported operator · United States: United States¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

Colt 933 · Wikipedia revision 1362893067 ↗
Type
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Type
Assault rifle , Carbine
Place of origin
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Place of origin
United States
In service
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · In service
1995 - present
Used by
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Used by
See Users
Wars
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Wars
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir War on terror
Manufacturer
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Manufacturer
Colt Defense
Produced
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Produced
1995–present
No. built
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · No. built
1,800
Variants
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Variants
M4A1
Mass
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Mass
2.44 kg (5.4 lb ) empty 2.64 kg (5.8 lb) with 30 rounds
Length
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Length
680 mm (27 in) ( stock retracted) 762 mm (30.0 in) (stock extended)
Barrel length
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Barrel length
292 mm (11.5 in), 254 mm (10.0 in) (standard CAR-15)
Cartridge
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Cartridge
5.56×45mm ( .223 Remington )
Action
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Action
Gas-operated , rotating bolt
Rate of fire
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Rate of fire
700–950 round/min cyclic
Feed system
Infobox (Colt Model 933, 5.56 mm) · Feed system
30-round box magazine or other STANAG Magazines .
Reported operator · Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Reported operator · Israel
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Israel
Reported operator · Serbia
Users · Users
Serbia : Used by Special Anti-Terrorist Unit .
Reported operator · United States
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United States : Used by LAPD Metropolitan Division and USMC Force Recon .