875 m/s (2,871 ft/s) (Model L) 832 m/s (2,729.7 ft/s) (Model LC)
Effective firing range
200–400 m sight adjustments
Feed system
12, 20, 30-round detachable STANAG magazine
Sights
Front: shrouded post, rear: flip-up sight with two apertures 440 mm (17.3 in) sight radius
The CETME Model L is a Spanish 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the late 1970s at the state-owned small arms research and development establishment CETME (Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales) located in Madrid. The rifle retains many of the proven design elements the institute had used previously in its CETME Model 58 battle rifles.[2]
The weapon was successfully trialled between 1981–1982 and approved for serial production in 1984 at the Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara factory (currently Santa Bárbara Sistemas, integrated into General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems division).[3] 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.[2]
The CETMEModelL is a Spanish 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the late 1970s at the state-owned small arms research and development establishment...
organization. The CETMEModel 58 and CETMEModelL are its most notable projects. CETME also designed the CETME C2 9mm submachine gun, and the CETME Ameli light...
The CETMEModel 58 is a stamped-steel, select-fire battle rifle produced by the Spanish armaments manufacturer Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales...
rearward movement of the bolt. This mechanism was employed in CETME'sModel A, B, C and ModelL series of rifles, and also in the Heckler & Koch G3 battle...
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militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not belong under the term "assault rifle." By strict definition...
Forces. FN FAL- main rifle used by Army. FN F2000- used by some units. CETMEModelL- seen in a parade. FAMAS - France has donated several hundred FAMAS...
62×39mm In service FN F2000 Belgium 5.56×45mm NATO Used by some units CETMEModelL Spain 5.56×45mm NATO Used for parades FAMAS France 5.56×45mm NATO Future...
evolved into the CETME rifle, later adopted in 1958 by the Spanish Army as the Assault Rifle Model 58. In 1956 the German Army bought 400 CETME rifles. After...
and Sweden, in assault rifles such as the Swedish Ak5B and the Spanish CETME LV, although after the replacement of the latter by the HK G36, those sights...
version with 215 mm barrel, different iron sights (similar to that of CETMEL) and was designed originally for Guardia Civil to fulfill their requirements...
perished. In Spain alone Star, Astra and CETME met their end. The final years at Star saw a relative flurry of new models, and court challenges over restructuring...
between 1946 and 1949. Vorgrimler later went to work at CETME in Spain and developed the line of CETME automatic rifles based on his improved Stg45 design...
Spanish CETME Modelo 58 rifle. Working with the Germans, the Spanish adopted the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge, and a slightly modified version of the CETME went...
between 1946 and 1949. Vorgrimler later went to work at CETME in Spain and developed the line of CETME automatic rifles based on his improved StG 45 design...
post-war development of roller-delayed blowback system, as employed in issued CETME, SIG and Heckler & Koch small arms. The T24 machine gun was a prototype...
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