CHE - SIG MG 710 / MG 57

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The weapon was manufactured in the following versions: SIG MG 710-1 (MG 57 - 1) for 6.5 x 55 mm rounds, SIG MG 710-2 (MG 57 - 2) for 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser rounds and SIG MG 710 -3 (MG 57 - 3) for 7.62 x 51 mm NATO round, fires from an open breech, the breech has a delayed opening as CETME or HK weapons, mainly produced either light, heavy and special only for shooting training ammunition, feed mechanism based on the MG 42, the supply is either the American M13 belt or the German DM1
data valid for SIG MG 710-3 (MG 57 - 3)
caliber 7.62 x 51 mm NATO
length 1143 mm
barrel length 559 mm
muzzle velocity 790 m / s
weight 9.25 kg
cadence 900 rounds / min
author's archive, Koblenz Museum
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