Battle rifle
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A battle rifle is a full-sized service rifle chambered to fire a fully powered cartridge.
M1 Garand
Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918
M1 Garand and en-bloc clips
SVT-40
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-
Battle rifle
…used by over 90 countries and over 7,000,000 have been produced, leading to the rifle's other, unofficial name: "The Right Arm of the Free World." The Heckler & Koch G3 (Gewehr 3) is a roller-delayed blowback operating system rifle developed in the 1950s by the German armament manufacturer Heckler & Koch (H&K) in…
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