CETME

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CETME is a Spanish government-owned firearms design and development center best known for creating the rifle that became the basis of the Heckler & Koch G3 series.

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CETME Model 58 1

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instanceOf firearms design and development center
government-owned company
abbreviation CETME NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Heckler & Koch NERFINISHED
country Spain
designPhilosophy roller-delayed blowback operation
developedFor Spanish Armed Forces NERFINISHED
eraOfActivity Cold War NERFINISHED
exportedDesignsTo Germany NERFINISHED
various NATO countries
fieldOfWork small arms design
weapons development
focus military small arms for Spain
fullName Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Madrid
industry defense industry
firearms industry
influenced Heckler & Koch G3 rifle NERFINISHED
locationCountry Spain NERFINISHED
notableDesignerAssociated Ludwig Vorgrimler NERFINISHED
notableFor development of the rifle that became the basis of the Heckler & Koch G3 series
notableWork CETME Ameli light machine gun NERFINISHED
CETME C2 submachine gun NERFINISHED
CETME C4 submachine gun NERFINISHED
CETME Model 58 rifle NERFINISHED
CETME Model A rifle NERFINISHED
CETME Model B rifle NERFINISHED
CETME Model C rifle NERFINISHED
CETME Model L rifle NERFINISHED
CETME Model LC rifle NERFINISHED
CETME Model LV rifle NERFINISHED
CETME rifle NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Spanish government NERFINISHED
productType assault rifle
battle rifle
light machine gun
submachine gun
rifleCaliberDeveloped 5.56×45mm NATO NERFINISHED
7.62×51mm CETME
servedAs basis for Spanish service rifles
technology roller-delayed blowback system
typeOfOrganization research and development center
usedBy Spanish Air Force NERFINISHED
Spanish Army NERFINISHED
Spanish Navy NERFINISHED

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HK G3 series basedOn CETME
this entity surface form: CETME Model 58
CETME Ameli designer CETME
HK G3 series developer CETME
CETME Ameli manufacturer CETME