G3 rifle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/G3_rifle
GPTKB entity
Statements (85)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action roller-delayed blowback
gptkbp:barrelLength 450 mm
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:7.62×51mm_NATO
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Ludwig_Vorgrimler
gptkbp:feedSystem 20-round detachable box magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G3 rifle
gptkbp:introduced 1959
gptkbp:length 1,025 mm
gptkbp:licenseProducedIn gptkb:Pakistan_Ordnance_Factories
gptkb:Armscor_(South_Africa)
gptkb:Fábrica_Militar_de_Armas_Portátiles_(Argentina)
gptkb:Fábrica_de_Armas_de_la_Coruña_(Spain)
gptkb:Fábrica_de_Braço_de_Prata_(Portugal)
gptkb:Iranian_Defense_Industries_Organization
gptkb:MKEK_(Turkey)
gptkb:Royal_Ordnance_Factory_(Bangladesh)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Heckler_&_Koch
gptkbp:mass 4.4 kg (unloaded)
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 800 m/s
gptkbp:notableUser NATO countries
African countries
Middle Eastern countries
South American countries
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:range 500 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire 500–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy FN FAL (in some countries)
Heckler & Koch G36 (in Germany)
gptkbp:service 1959–present
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:Algerian_Army
gptkb:Ethiopian_Army
gptkb:Kenyan_Army
gptkb:Moroccan_Army
gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Police
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Army
gptkb:Sudanese_Army
gptkb:Tanzanian_Army
gptkb:Ugandan_Army
gptkb:Yemeni_Army
gptkb:Zimbabwean_Army
gptkb:Ghanaian_Army
gptkb:Iranian_Army
gptkb:Botswana_Defence_Force
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Angolan_Army
gptkb:Cameroonian_Army
gptkb:Malawian_Army
gptkb:Mozambican_Army
gptkb:Namibian_Army
gptkb:Rwandan_Army
gptkb:Senegalese_Army
gptkb:Somali_Army
gptkb:Togolese_Army
gptkb:Chilean_Army
gptkb:Greek_Army
gptkb:Nigerian_Army
gptkb:Philippine_Army
gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Danish_Army
gptkb:Bangladesh_Army
gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Army
gptkb:Finnish_Army
gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkb:Indonesian_Army
gptkb:Brazilian_Army
gptkb:Iraqi_Army
gptkb:Lebanese_Army
gptkb:Norwegian_Army
gptkb:Portuguese_Army
gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Army
gptkb:Zambian_Army
gptkb:Swedish_Army
Royal Thai Army
gptkbp:variant gptkb:G3A3
gptkb:G3A4
gptkb:G3K
gptkb:G3SG/1
gptkb:HK41
gptkb:PTR-91
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mexican_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5