Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales (CETME)
Produced
1950 –1983
Specifications
Mass
9.9 lb (4.49 kg)[1]
Length
40 in (1,016 mm)[1]
Barrel length
17.7 in (450 mm)[1]
Cartridge
7.92×41mm CETME (Model A) 7.62×51mm CETME (early Model B) 7.62×51mm NATO (other models)
Action
Roller-delayed blowback[1]
Rate of fire
Full-auto: 550-650 rounds per minute[1]
Muzzle velocity
2580 ft/sec (786 m/s)[1]
Feed system
20-round detachable box magazine
Sights
Iron sights
The CETME Model 58 is a stamped-steel, select-fire battle rifle produced by the Spanish armaments manufacturer Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales (CETME).[1] The Model 58 used a 20-round box magazine and was chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round (although originally designed for the 7.92×41mm CETME cartridge[2] and later for the reduced power Spanish 7.62×51mm cartridge).[1] The CETME 58 would become the foundation of the widely deployed German Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle.[1] Semi-automatic variants were also produced for the civilian market.
^ abcdefghiHogg, Ian V.; Weeks, John (2000). Military Small Arms of the 20th Century (7 ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publication. pp. 275–276. ISBN 978-0873418249.
^Johnston, Gary Paul, and Thomas B. Nelson. The World's Assault Rifles. Ironside International Publishers, Inc., 2016.
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