M14 rifle

E248916

battle rifle selective-fire rifle

The M14 rifle is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle that served as the standard-issue U.S. military service rifle in the late 1950s and 1960s and remains in limited use for ceremonial and designated marksman roles.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
M14 rifle canonical	4
M14 EBR	1
M21 sniper rifle	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle rifle ⓘ selective-fire rifle ⓘ
action	gas-operated ⓘ rotating bolt ⓘ
barrelLength	559 mm ⓘ
caliber	7.62 mm ⓘ
cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
derivedFrom	M1 Garand rifles ⓘ surface form: M1 Garand
designer	United States Ordnance Department ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army Ordnance Department
feedSystem	20-round detachable box magazine ⓘ 5-round detachable box magazine ⓘ
fireModes	fully automatic ⓘ semi-automatic ⓘ
gasSystemType	short-stroke gas piston ⓘ
hasVariant	M14 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M14 EBR M14 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: M21 sniper rifle M25 sniper weapon system ⓘ
manufacturer	Harrington & Richardson ⓘ Springfield Armory ⓘ surface form: Springfield Armory (U.S. government) TRW ⓘ surface form: Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge (TRW) Winchester ⓘ
mass	approximately 4.5 kg unloaded ⓘ
material	steel receiver ⓘ
muzzleVelocity	approximately 850 m/s ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 1,300,000 ⓘ
overallLength	approximately 1,118 mm ⓘ
primaryRole	infantry service rifle ⓘ
productionEnd	early 1960s ⓘ
productionStart	1959 ⓘ
rateOfFire	approximately 700–750 rounds per minute (cyclic) ⓘ
replaced	Browning Automatic Rifle ⓘ M1 Carbine ⓘ M1 Garand rifles ⓘ surface form: M1 Garand M3 submachine gun ⓘ
secondaryRole	ceremonial rifle ⓘ designated marksman rifle ⓘ
serviceEntry	1959 ⓘ
sightType	iron sights ⓘ
standardServiceRifleOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
standardServiceRiflePeriod	1960s ⓘ late 1950s ⓘ
stockMaterial	fiberglass (later variants) ⓘ wood ⓘ
usedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
usedInConflict	Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
wasReplacedBy	M16 rifle ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tomb Guard → weapon → M14 rifle ⓘ

M1 Garand rifles → successor → M14 rifle ⓘ

subject surface form: M1 Garand

M16 rifle → predecessor → M14 rifle ⓘ

M14 rifle → hasVariant → M14 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M21 sniper rifle

M14 rifle → hasVariant → M14 rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: M14 EBR

Springfield Armory → produced → M14 rifle ⓘ