Picatinny rail (on upgraded models)
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The Picatinny rail is a standardized mounting platform used on firearms to attach accessories such as optics, lights, and lasers.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Picatinny rail | 15 |
| Picatinny rail system | 2 |
| MIL-STD-1913 | 1 |
| MIL-STD-1913 rail | 1 |
| Picatinny Arsenal rail | 1 |
| Picatinny accessory rail | 1 |
| Picatinny rail (in later models) | 1 |
| Picatinny rail (on upgraded models) canonical | 1 |
| Picatinny-style rail | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm accessory mounting system
ⓘ
standardized rail interface ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Picatinny rail (on upgraded models)
ⓘ
surface form:
MIL-STD-1913 rail
Picatinny rail (on upgraded models) ⓘ
surface form:
Picatinny Arsenal rail
accessory rail ⓘ tactical rail ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
airsoft guns
ⓘ
carbines ⓘ handguns ⓘ machine guns ⓘ paintball markers ⓘ rifles ⓘ shotguns ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Weaver rail (partially) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedAt | Picatinny Arsenal ⓘ |
| enables |
interchangeability of accessories
ⓘ
quick attachment and removal of accessories ⓘ |
| followsStandard |
Picatinny rail (on upgraded models)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MIL-STD-1913
|
| hasFeature |
T-shaped cross-section
ⓘ
repeating transverse slots ⓘ standardized rail height ⓘ standardized slot spacing ⓘ standardized slot width ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminum
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
barrels
ⓘ
firearm receivers ⓘ handguards ⓘ pistol frames ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
KeyMod
ⓘ
M-LOK ⓘ Weaver rail (partially) ⓘ
surface form:
Weaver rail
|
| replaced | many proprietary mounting systems ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. military
|
| typicalLocation |
bottom of handguard
ⓘ
sides of handguard ⓘ top of firearm receiver ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mounting backup iron sights
ⓘ
mounting bipods ⓘ mounting firearm accessories ⓘ mounting foregrips ⓘ mounting laser aiming devices ⓘ mounting optical sights ⓘ mounting weapon lights ⓘ |
| usedIn |
civilian sporting firearms
ⓘ
law enforcement firearms ⓘ military firearms ⓘ |
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
MIL-STD-1913 rail
subject surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny Arsenal rail
Picatinny rail (on upgraded models)
→
followsStandard
→
Picatinny rail (on upgraded models)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
MIL-STD-1913
subject surface form:
HK416F
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail (in later models)
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny-style rail
EOTech holographic sight (on some platforms)
→
mountingInterface
→
Picatinny rail (on upgraded models)
ⓘ
subject surface form:
EOTech holographic sight
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
subject surface form:
Weaver rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
subject surface form:
Weaver rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
subject surface form:
Weaver rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
subject surface form:
Weaver rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
subject surface form:
Weaver rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny accessory rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
subject surface form:
HK417
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail system
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail
this entity surface form:
Picatinny rail system