Browning BAR

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Browning_BAR

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	automatic rifle
gptkbp:action	gas-operated
gptkbp:armament	7.62×51mm NATO
gptkbp:barrelLength	24 in heavy barrel
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.30-06_Springfield
gptkbp:commissioningDate	1917
gptkbp:design	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first successful automatic rifle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Browning BAR
gptkbp:length	43.5 in
gptkbp:lensType	bipod
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	850 m/s
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:Belgian_Army gptkb:Colombian_Army gptkb:South_Korean_Army gptkb:British_Army gptkb:French_Army gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces gptkb:U.S._Army gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps gptkb:Venezuelan_Army gptkb:Vietnamese_Army gptkb:Uruguayan_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:Nicaraguan_Army gptkb:Philippine_Army gptkb:Taiwanese_Army gptkb:Panamanian_Army gptkb:Peruvian_Army gptkb:Chilean_Army gptkb:Bolivian_Army gptkb:Dominican_Republic_Army gptkb:Paraguayan_Army gptkb:Ecuadorian_Army gptkb:Costa_Rican_Army gptkb:Salvadoran_Army gptkb:Guatemalan_Army Honduran Army
gptkbp:operationalRange	800 m
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:produces	1918-1976
gptkbp:rateOfFire	600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil	semi-automatic
gptkbp:safety	manual safety
gptkbp:services	magazine
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:stockExchange	wooden stock
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Browning_M1917
gptkbp:triggerType	single-stage
gptkbp:type	light machine gun
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_military
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Browning_BAR_M1918
gptkbp:weight	8.2 lbs
gptkbp:yearEstablished	1918