Valmet M76
| Valmet M76 | |
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| general information | |
| Civil name: | M76S |
| Military designation: | Rk 76 |
| Country of operation: | Finland
Indonesia Qatar |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Valmet Tourula works |
| Production time: | 1976 to 1986 |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 880 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 3.6 kg |
| Barrel length : | 420 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
5.56 × 45 mm NATO or 7.62 × 39 mm |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 15, 20 or 30 round cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Curve magazine |
| Cadence : | 650 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single / fully automatic |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right 420 mm |
| Closure : | Turret lock |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Valmet M76 is a Finnish assault rifle .
development
As early as the 1950s, the Finnish manufacturer Valmet developed an assault rifle based on the model of the Soviet AK-47, the Valmet M62 ( Rynnäkkökivääri 62) . In the mid-1970s, the Finns then introduced the lock housing in sheet metal design like the AKM under the designation M76 ( Rynnäkkökivääri 62 76) . The M76 was specially developed for the export market and is characterized by the fact that it can be designed to meet almost any customer requirement.
technology
While the M62 was still designed for the purely Finnish market, numerous changes were made to the M76. In contrast to the AK-47, the Finns used plastic instead of wood, which significantly reduced the weight. While the trigger on the M62 was still vertical, which had the advantage of using thick gloves, the M76 was equipped with a conventional trigger. This prevented a shot from being accidentally released in the undergrowth. Nevertheless, it was designed so that the trigger guard could be removed. This also ensured the use of thick mittens here. The weapon is still used by the Finnish armed forces today.
Versions
It should be noted that the basic principle was retained for all weapons.
- M76T : tubular piston
- M76F : foldable piston
- M76P : made of plastic
- M76W : made of wood
- M76S: semi-automatic export variant
- M78 : light machine-gun , light support weapon
User states
- Finland: 7.62x39mm
- Indonesia: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Qatar: 5.56 × 45mm NATO
literature
- Christopher F. Foss: Modern combat weapons . Stocker-Schmid Verlags AG, Dietikon, Switzerland 1989, ISBN 3-7276-7092-4 .
- Chris McNab: Small arms . Kaiserverlag, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-7043-1440-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johnston, Gary Paul .: Assault Rifles of the World. Vol. 1. A - F . tape 1 . Dwj-Verl.-GmbH, Blaufelden 2012, ISBN 978-3-936632-76-7 , p. 456 ( worldcat.org [accessed October 2, 2018]).