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37 mm flare or "1.5 inch" caliber is the specification for a common launching system for non-lethal and less-lethal ammunition. Such launchers are also often known as "gas guns" due to their original use by police for launching tear gas projectiles.
M320 Grenade Launcher Module: Heckler & Koch: 40 mm grenade: Germany 2008 Replaces the M203 in the US Army: M7/M8 grenade launcher: Springfield Armory: United States 1943 M7 and variants for the M1 Garand rifle, M8 for the M1 carbine: MAHG K 218 — — — 18th century Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper: Milkor (Pty) Ltd: 37 mm flare 38 mm grenade
DPMS M-37 flare launcher 37 mm 1 [14] Federal Labs 37 mm rotary gas gun 37 mm 6 rotary drum magazine, top-folding stock [15] Federal Labs 37 mm single-shot Federal Riot Gun: 37 mm 1 [citation needed] FN 303: 18 mm 15 drum magazine Heckler & Koch launcher 37 mm 1 retractable stock [16] Hilton multi-purpose gun 37 mm 1 M203 grenade launcher: 40 ...
The Turkish MKEK made T-40 grenade launcher is based on the M203. [18] The M203 37 mm version became available on the U.S. market in 2017. It is available in a 9 in (23 cm) and a 12 in (30 cm) barrel version. They are scroll marked: "Launcher, Grenade M203 40mm", even though they are actually 37 mm devices.
Four views of the 1981 37/38mm Milkor Stopper. The Milkor 37/38mm Less Lethal "Stopper" Single-shot was designed and distributed in 1981 by Milkor (Pty) Ltd as a less-lethal anti-riot weapon along with the Milkor 40mm Single shot Grenade Launcher which was designed as a reduced-cost grenade launcher for the SWAPOL Forces.
A "grenade launcher" or "grenade launcher mount" is usually included in the list of features defining an "assault weapon", though this is a legal definition which primarily affects firearms with flash hiders compatible with rifle grenades, [32] [33] since firearms that are designed specifically for launching explosive grenade rounds and their ...
The ARWEN 37 is a less-lethal launcher [1] which fires a variety of 37mm less-lethal munitions which includes direct impact batons, chemical irritant delivery munitions and smoke delivery munitions. The ARWEN 37 has 5-round rotary drum magazine.
It is used as a tear gas grenade launcher. Dual use as signal-/flare launcher is possible but no longer common (German police). A version fitted with a 37mm barrel (rifled rather than the typical smoothbore used with 37mm munitions) was adopted by Britain as the L104A1.