Sturmgewehr 57
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The Sturmgewehr 57 is a Swiss-made 7.5×55mm battle rifle known for its precision, robust construction, and long service as the standard service rifle of Switzerland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sturmgewehr 57 canonical | 3 |
| Stgw 57 | 1 |
| Stgw 57/02 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle rifle
ⓘ
service rifle ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Sturmgewehr 57
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Stgw 57
|
| action | roller-delayed blowback ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 510 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.5 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 7.5×55mm Swiss ⓘ |
| category | Cold War infantry weapon ⓘ |
| chambering | 7.5×55mm GP11 ⓘ |
| civilianVersion | SIG PE 57 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedFor | GP11 service ammunition ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| feedSystem | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| fireModes |
full-automatic
ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ three-round burst (on some variants) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
diopter sights
ⓘ
folding carry handle ⓘ grenade launching capability ⓘ integral bipod ⓘ winter trigger ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
PE 57
ⓘ
Sturmgewehr 57 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Stgw 57/02
|
| knownFor |
high accuracy
ⓘ
long effective range ⓘ robust construction ⓘ |
| magazineCapacity |
20 rounds
ⓘ
24 rounds ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
SIG Sauer
ⓘ
Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft ⓘ |
| material |
machined steel
ⓘ
stamped steel ⓘ wood furniture ⓘ |
| mountingOptions | optical sight mount on receiver ⓘ |
| nativeName | Sturmgewehr 57 self-link ⓘ |
| operation | selective fire ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 1100 mm ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Swiss militia system conscripts ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | about 450 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| replacedBy | SIG SG 550 ⓘ |
| safety | selector lever with safe position ⓘ |
| service |
Cold War era
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1957 ⓘ |
| sightType |
aperture rear sight
ⓘ
hooded front sight ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard service rifle of Switzerland ⓘ |
| usedBy | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 6.5 kg unloaded ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stgw 57/02
this entity surface form:
Stgw 57