Technical Specifications

Type	Battle rifle
Country of origin	West Germany
Manufacturer	Heckler & Koch (original) · Rheinmetall · MIC · SEDENA · Kongsberg Gruppen Pakistan Ordnance Factories · and others
Designer	CETME · Mauser · Heckler & Koch
Designed	1950s
Produced	1958–present
In service	1959–present
Wars	See Conflicts
Used by	See Users
No. built	8,000,000
Variants	See Variants
Weight	4.38 kg (G3A3) · 4.7 kg (G3A4)
Length	1025 mm
Barrel length	450 mm
Width	45 mm
Height	220 mm with inserted magazine
Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO
Action	Roller-delayed blowback
Feed	5-, 10-, 20-, 30-, or 40-round detachable box, and 50-round and 100-round drum magazine
Muzzle velocity	800 m/s
Rate of fire	500–600 rounds/min
Maximum range	1000 m

Data from Heckler & Koch G3 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 — Quickload at English Wikipedia.

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