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Wars: See Conflicts¹
Designer: CETME Mauser Heckler & Koch¹
Designed: 1950s¹
Produced: 1958–present¹
No. built: 8,000,000¹
Variants: See Variants¹
Reported operator · Afghanistan: Afghanistan¹
Reported operator · Angola: Angola¹
Reported operator · Argentina: Argentina¹
Reported operator · Bahrain: Bahrain¹
Reported operator · Bangladesh: Bangladesh¹
Reported operator · Brazil: Brazil¹
Reported operator · Bolivia: Bolivia¹
Reported operator · Botswana: Botswana¹
Reported operator · Brunei: Brunei¹
Reported operator · Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso¹
Reported operator · Burundi: Burundi¹
Reported operator · Cameroon: Cameroon¹
Reported operator · Chad: Chad¹
Reported operator · Central African Republic: Central African Republic¹
Reported operator · Chile: Chile¹
Reported operator · Republic of Congo: Republic of Congo¹
Reported operator · Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire¹
Reported operator · Cyprus: Cyprus¹
Reported operator · Djibouti: Djibouti¹
Reported operator · Dominican Republic: Dominican Republic¹
Reported operator · El Salvador: El Salvador¹
Reported operator · Estonia: Estonia¹
Reported operator · Ethiopia: Ethiopia¹
Reported operator · Gabon: Gabon¹
Reported operator · Germany: Germany¹
Reported operator · Ghana: Ghana¹
Reported operator · Greece: Greece¹
Reported operator · Guyana: Guyana¹
Reported operator · Haiti: Haiti¹
Reported operator · Iceland: Iceland¹
Reported operator · Indonesia: Indonesia¹
Reported operator · Iran: Iran¹
Reported operator · Iraq: Iraq¹
Reported operator · Kurdistan: Kurdistan¹
Reported operator · Ireland: Ireland¹
Reported operator · Jordan: Jordan¹
Reported operator · Kenya: Kenya¹
Reported operator · Kuwait: Kuwait¹
Reported operator · Latvia: Latvia¹
Reported operator · Lebanon: Lebanon¹
Reported operator · Libya: Libya¹
Reported operator · Lithuania: Lithuania¹
Reported operator · Malawi: Malawi¹
Reported operator · Malaysia: Malaysia¹
Reported operator · Mauritania: Mauritania¹
Reported operator · Mauritius: Mauritius¹
Reported operator · Mexico: Mexico¹
Reported operator · Morocco: Morocco¹
Reported operator · Myanmar: Myanmar¹
Reported operator · Niger: Niger¹
Reported operator · Nigeria: Nigeria¹
Reported operator · Pakistan: Pakistan¹
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea¹
Reported operator · Paraguay: Paraguay¹
Reported operator · Peru: Peru¹
Reported operator · Philippines: Philippines¹
Reported operator · Portugal: Portugal¹
Reported operator · Qatar: Qatar¹
Reported operator · Romania: Romania¹
Reported operator · Rwanda: Rwanda¹
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia¹
Reported operator · Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone¹
Reported operator · Somaliland: Somaliland¹
Reported operator · Somalia: Somalia¹
Reported operator · Senegal: Senegal¹
Reported operator · Serbia: Serbia¹
Reported operator · South Africa: South Africa¹
Reported operator · Sudan: Sudan¹
Reported operator · Sweden: Sweden¹
Reported operator · Syria: Syria¹
Reported operator · Tanzania: Tanzania¹
Reported operator · Togo: Togo¹

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Heckler & Koch G3 · Wikipedia revision 1377122269 ↗
Type
Infobox · Type
Battle rifle
Place of origin
Infobox · Place of origin
West Germany
In service
Infobox · In service
1959–present
Used by
Infobox · Used by
See Users
Wars
Infobox · Wars
See Conflicts
Designer
Infobox · Designer
CETME Mauser Heckler & Koch
Designed
Infobox · Designed
1950s
Manufacturer
Infobox · Manufacturer
Heckler & Koch (original) Rheinmetall MIC SEDENA Kongsberg Gruppen Pakistan Ordnance Factories and others
Produced
Infobox · Produced
1958–present
No. built
Infobox · No. built
8,000,000
Variants
Infobox · Variants
See Variants
Mass
Infobox · Mass
4.38 kg (9.66 lb) (G3A3) 4.7 kg (10 lb) (G3A4)
Length
Infobox · Length
1,025 mm (40.4 in)
Barrel length
Infobox · Barrel length
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
Infobox · Width
45 mm (1.8 in)
Height
Infobox · Height
220 mm (8.7 in) with inserted magazine
Cartridge
Infobox · Cartridge
7.62×51mm NATO
Action
Infobox · Action
Roller-delayed blowback
Rate of fire
Infobox · Rate of fire
500–600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
Infobox · Muzzle velocity
800 m/s (2,625 ft/s)
Maximum firing range
Infobox · Maximum firing range
1,000 metres (1,094 yd)
Feed system
Infobox · Feed system
5-, 10-, 20-, 30-, or 40-round detachable box, and 50-round and 100-round drum magazine
Sights
Infobox · Sights
Rear: rotary diopter; front: hooded post
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Reported operator · Kenya
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Kuwait
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Morocco
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Myanmar
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Reported operator · Romania
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Reported operator · Rwanda
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Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
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Reported operator · Sierra Leone
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Reported operator · Somaliland
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Reported operator · Somalia
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Somalia
Reported operator · Senegal
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Senegal
Reported operator · Serbia
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Serbia
Reported operator · South Africa
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South Africa
Reported operator · Sudan
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Sudan
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Observation / report period	Value	Source	Claim state
28 Sept 2026	1.025 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded
28 Sept 2026	1.025 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded
28 Sept 2026	1.025 m	Wikipedia contributors	approved

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