Browning Automatic Rifle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
gptkbp:barrel_length 24 in (610 mm)
gptkbp:barrel_type gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
Quick-change barrel
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:combat_role Infantry support weapon
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:design_date gptkb:1917
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:feed_system Belt-fed
gptkbp:historical_significance First successful automatic rifle adopted by the U. S. military.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Browning Automatic Rifle
gptkbp:length 47 in (1,200 mm)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:material Wood stock
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s)
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkb:Qatari_Army
gptkb:South_Korean_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces
gptkb:Egyptian_Army
gptkb:Polish_Army
gptkb:Omani_Army
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:New_Zealand_Army
gptkb:Bahraini_Defense_Force
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Kuwaiti_Army
gptkb:Philippine_Commonwealth_Army
gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkb:Iraqi_Army
gptkb:Jordanian_Army
gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Army
gptkb:Republic_of_China_Army
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Army
gptkbp:number_built Over 100,000
gptkbp:range 1,000 yd (910 m)
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 450–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:recoil Gas-operated
gptkbp:replaced_by M60 machine gun
gptkbp:safety Manual safety
gptkbp:service 1917–1960s
gptkbp:sights Iron sights
Adjustable rear sight
Blade front sight
gptkbp:successor gptkb:M1919_Browning_machine_gun
gptkbp:trigger_type Single-stage trigger
gptkbp:type Light machine gun
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant BAR M1918
gptkbp:weight 16.5 lb (7.48 kg)
gptkbp:year_established gptkb:1917
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Moses_Browning
gptkb:John_Browning
gptkb:.303_in_Browning
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6