Global InformationMKE MPT information
| MKE MPT | |
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 MKEK MPT-76 with a bipod that retracts and doubles as a forward handgrip | |
| Type | Battle rifle (MPT-76) Assault rifle (MPT-55) Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76) Carbine (KAAN-717) |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2014–present[1] |
| Used by | See Users |
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| Designer | MKEK |
| Designed | 2009[2] |
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| Produced | 2014-present[1] |
| No. built | 66,000 (MPT-76 and MPT-55)[4] |
| Variants | See Variants |
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| Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
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| Feed system | 20 or 30-round detachable magazine[2] |
| Sights | Iron sights or various optics |
The MPT (Turkish: Millî Piyade Tüfeği, English: National Infantry Rifle)[8][9] is a modular rifle family designed by MKEK and produced by MKEK, Sarsılmaz Arms and Kalekalıp to meet the demands of the Turkish Armed Forces and to replace its aging rifles such as the Heckler & Koch G3 and Heckler & Koch HK33 due to most of them being near the end of their service life.[10][11] The MPT was designed for robust high altitude, all weather combat, capable of functioning in extreme hot and cold weather. The MKEK MPT is a rifle intended to take abuse and extreme mistreatment and still maintain high accuracy and reliability in order to survive in true battle environments.[2][12]
It made its first public appearance at the Eurosatory 2014,[13] ADEX 2014[14][15] and the MSPO 2014 events.[16]
- ^ a b "Milli Piyade Tüfeği'nin ilk sevkiyatı yapıldı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Milli Piyade tüfeği üretimine başlandı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "'Milli Piyade Tüfeği'nde 40 bin teslimat başarısı".
- ^ "MKEK'de hedef 66 bin silah üretimi". www.trthaber.com. 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "KNT-76 Manga Tipi Milli Keskin Nişancı Tüfeği". millisavunma.com. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'a yerli silahlı koruma" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "National Sniper from MKEK: KNT-76". c4news.me.
- ^ "7.62 mm MPT-76 National Infantry Rifle". NAVDEX. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "MKEK MPT-76 - Modern Firearms". Modern Firearms. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Turkey defense spending arms procurement". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "The Turkish HK416: Mehmetçik-1 - The Firearm Blog". The Firearm Blog. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Milli Piyade Tüfeği'nin ilk prototipleri hazır". TRT Türk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ Nicholas de Larrinaga (18 June 2014). "Eurosatory 2014: MKEK delivers first MPT-76 rifles to Turkey". Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "News.Az - Turkey to display MPT-76 infantry rifle at Baku defense exhibition in September". www.news.az. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "ADEX-2014: MKE şirkəti MPT-76 piyada tüfəngini Bakıda sərgiləyəcək". Azeridefence (in Azerbaijani). 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Turkish company MKEK displays its new national infantry rifle MPT-76". Army Recognition. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2018.