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  2. List of equipment of the Swiss Army - Wikipedia

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    This weapon is issued to career officers, non-commissioned officers, special forces (Swiss Grenadiers, ARD 10, FSK-17) as a secondary weapon. [5] Glock 26 "Pistol 12 Kurz" Austria: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum: Glock 26 gen 4, successor to the Pistol 03 and the Pistol 75 as the short variant of the pistol in the Swiss Army. It is ...

  3. SIG SG 550 - Wikipedia

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    The bayonets are manufactured exclusively for the Swiss Army by Victorinox and in the past by Wenger until Victorinox acquired Wenger in 2005. With a proper lug adaptor, the rifle will also accept a NATO-pattern KCB-77 (made originally by Carl Eickhorn of Solingen, West Germany) or the American M9. [citation needed]

  4. SIG SG 510 - Wikipedia

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    In military service, the Swiss Army issued the Stgw. 57 as the personal weapon of every soldier. In the course of service, the Stgw. 57 replaced the following four weapons: (i) the K31 rifle, (ii) the Suomi M-31/Mp. 43/Mp. 44 submachine gun, (iii) the Lmg 25 light machinegun, and (iv) in the 1974–1977 period, replaced the Zf. Kar. 55 sniper's ...

  5. Category:Rifles of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; ... Assault rifles of Switzerland (5 P) S. ... Swiss Mannlicher M1893 carbine; V.

  6. SIG Sauer AG - Wikipedia

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    Rifles. SG 550 line of assault rifles (also includes the SG 551, SG 552 Commando carbines, the SG 553 and various semi-automatic sporting variants). The SG 550 is the standard service rifle of the Swiss Armed Forces and has been exported to several other countries in limited numbers. [6] SAN 511; Pistols. SIG Sauer SP 2022 (non-blowback ...

  7. Swiss Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    ' Swiss Army ') are the military and security force of Switzerland, consisting of land and air service branches. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are conscripts or volunteers aged 19 to 34 (in some cases up to 50).

  8. List of battle rifles - Wikipedia

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    Battle rifles are full-length, semi-automatic or select fire rifles that are chambered for a full-power rifle cartridge, [1] and have been adopted by a nation's military. The difference between a battle rifle and a designated marksman rifle is often only one of terminology with modifications to the trigger and accuracy enhancements; many of the weapons below are currently still in use and have ...

  9. Schmidt–Rubin - Wikipedia

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    The Schmidt–Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1958. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin 's GP90 7.5×53.5 and GP11 7.5×55 Schmidt–Rubin rifle cartridge.