EM-2 rifle
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The EM-2 rifle was an experimental British bullpup assault rifle developed in the early Cold War era, notable for its advanced design and use of an intermediate cartridge.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault rifle
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bullpup rifle ⓘ experimental firearm ⓘ |
| action | gas-operated ⓘ |
| adoptedAs | Rifle, Automatic, Calibre .280, Number 9 Mark 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Janson rifle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rifle, Automatic, Calibre .280, Number 9 Mark 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber |
.280 inch
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7 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | .280 British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartridgeType | intermediate cartridge ⓘ |
| category |
British experimental weapons
ⓘ
Cold War small arms ⓘ |
| configuration | bullpup ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | infantry use ⓘ |
| designedIn | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| designer |
Kazimierz Januszewski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stefan Kenneth Janson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStart | late 1940s ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| feedSystem | detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| fireModes |
fully automatic
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semi-automatic ⓘ |
| influenced | later British bullpup rifle concepts ⓘ |
| influencedBy | World War II small arms experience ⓘ |
| intendedRole | standard British service rifle ⓘ |
| magazineCapacity | 20-round magazine ⓘ |
| materialUse | wood and metal construction ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced bullpup layout for its time
ⓘ
compact overall length with full-length barrel ⓘ standard optical sight as primary sighting system ⓘ use of intermediate .280 British cartridge ⓘ |
| operation | gas-operated, rotating bolt ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | approximately 450–600 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| reasonForNonAdoption | NATO ammunition standardization issues ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | NATO standardization on 7.62×51mm cartridge ⓘ |
| replacedBy | L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectFire | yes ⓘ |
| serviceStatus |
never mass-produced
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not widely issued ⓘ |
| sightMagnification | approximately 1.5× ⓘ |
| sights |
fixed optical sight
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integral optical sight ⓘ |
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