Automatkarbin 4
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The Automatkarbin 4 is a license-built Swedish version of the West German Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle. It was adopted as the service rifle of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1965, replacing the bolt-ac
An Ak 4 with magazine removed
Ak 4B used by Swedish Home Guard members in 2015
Ak 4C with underslung grenade launcher
Heckler & Koch G3
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The Heckler & Koch G3 is a select-fire battle rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO developed in the 1950s by the West German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch, in collaboration with the Spanish state-
Automatkarbin 4
…The Automatkarbin 4 (Ak 4; lit. 'Automatic Carbine 4') is a license-built Swedish version of the West German Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle. It was adopted as the service rifle of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1965, replacing the bolt-action m/96 Mauser, the self-loading automatgevär…
Cutaway model of the chamber with gas relief flutes (left) and roller-delayed action of the G3 battle rifle
Fired cartridge cases with scorch marks at the front outer surface caused by intentional propellant gas ingress at the gas relief flutes
Field-stripped G3A3 rifle showing its modular design
HK G3 Bayonet with scabbard