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Automatic grenade launcher
Mk 19 grenade launcher is a automatic grenade launcher originating in United States. It was built by Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ), Combined Service Forces, MKEK.
United StatesTechnical data
Automatic grenade launcher
United States
1968–present
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Naval Ordnance Station Louisville , George M. Chinn
1966
Saco Defense Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ), Combined Service Forces, MKEK
$20,000
1968–present
Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4
77.6 pounds (35.2 kg) (empty, without accessories)
43.1 inches (1,090 mm)
16.25 inches (413 mm)
9.46 inches (240.4 mm)
7.8 inches (199 mm)
40×53 mm
API blowback
325-375rpm (cyclic) 40 rpm (sustained) 60 rpm (rapid)
750–790 feet per second (230–240 m/s) (average)
1,500 m (1,600 yd)
2,212 m (2,419 yd)
32- or 48-grenade belt
Iron
Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Chile
Egypt
Georgia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico
Moldova
Morocco
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Vietnam
Mk 19
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.09 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Mk 19 grenade launcher equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Argentina
Australia
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Djibouti
Egypt
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico
Moldova
Morocco
Pakistan
PolandReported count for Mk.19 · Mk 19 Mod 3. Service scope: Polish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 190. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Portugal
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Türkiye
Ukraine United States
VietnamAfghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam
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