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The Model L replaced the 7.62mm CETME Model C in service with the Spanish Army [2] and the first rifles were delivered in 1987, by which time orders for approximately 60,000 had been placed. [3] From 1999 onwards the Model L has now been largely replaced in Spanish service with a license-built variant of the Heckler & Koch G36E .
CETME Model L: Assault rifle Spain 1987–1999 CETME Ameli: Light machine gun Spain 1982–present FFV 890: Assault rifle Sweden: 1975–present Based on the IMI Galil. Ak 5: Carbine assault rifle Sweden: 1986–present Licensed copy of the FN FNC. Ksp 90: Light machine gun Sweden: 1990–present Licensed copy of the FN Minimi. SIG SG 530 ...
CETME Model L. The CETME Model L was a downsized variant of the CETME system, chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. [11] It was adopted by the Spanish Army in 1984 and was in service until it was replaced by the Heckler and Koch G36 rifle in 1999.
MK 556: C.G. Haenel: 5.56×45mm NATO Germany 2020 Magpul PDR: Magpul: 5.56×45mm NATO United States no 2006-2011 Malyuk: Krasyliv Assembly Manufacturing Plant 5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm Ukraine: 2015-present Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) Hugo Schmeisser: 7.92×33mm Kurz Germany: no 1942 Maschinenkarabiner 42(W) Walther: 7.92×33mm Kurz ...
This mechanism was employed in CETME's Model A, B, C and Model L series of rifles, and also in the Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle, HK33 assault rifle and MP5 series of submachine guns. Similarities with the 7.62mm Model C and 5.56mm Model L rifles extend to the interchangeability of certain parts.
The weapon is based on the Heckler & Koch G3 and HK91 design, which itself is a variant of the Spanish-made CETME rifle.The United States Federal Assault Weapons Ban enacted in 1994, by President Bill Clinton, prohibited certain cosmetic features of the HK91, which meant that the HK91 and its variants could no longer be manufactured and sold to the US civilian market in their original ...
According to H&K's numbering nomenclature, the "4" indicates that the weapon is a paramilitary rifle, and the "3" indicates that the caliber is 5.56 mm. The HK40-series was designed for sale to conscripts so they could be familiar with their service rifle before entering military service, a common practice in Germany and Switzerland. [2]
CETME (Spanish: Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales, lit. 'Centre for Technical Studies of Special Materials') [1] is a Spanish government design and development establishment. While being involved in many projects CETME was mostly known for its small arms research and development.