The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 is a battle rifle manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It is based on the same roller-delayed blowback system used in the H&K G3 and CETME rifles. It is rugged and reliable in harsh climatic conditions.
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| - The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 is a battle rifle manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It is based on the same roller-delayed blowback system used in the H&K G3 and CETME rifles. It is rugged and reliable in harsh climatic conditions.
- The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 (Stgw 57) is a battle rifle manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It is based on the same roller-delayed blowback system used in the earlier AM55 rifle, which, in turn, was borrowed from the legendary MG-42. It is renowned for being rugged, reliable, and incredibly accurate, even in harsh climatic conditions. It is also famous for being one of the most finely-crafted battle rifles ever issued to a military. The Stgw 57 was chambered for the GP11 (174gr. FMG, traveling at 2,495 fps) 7.5x55 Swiss round, fed from a 24- round box magazine. It weighed 12.25lbs. unloaded, had It was capable of semi-auto and full-auto fire. It had folding diopter sights, The SG 510-1 was simply a Stgw 57, rechambered for 7.62x51
- The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 is a selective fire battle rifle manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It uses a similar roller-delayed blowback system to the H&K G3 and CETME rifles. It also has a SAW counterpart akin to the American Stoner 63. The SIG SG 510-1 entered service in the Swiss Army with the designation Fass 57 (French, for Fusil d' Assaut 57) or Stgw 57 (German for Sturm Gewehr 57).
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- Sturmgewehr 57 / SIG SG 510
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- The Sturmgewehr 57 with iron sights, bayonet and folded bipod. On display at Morges castle museum.
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- SG 510-1, SG 510-2, SG 510-3, SG 510-4
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| - The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 is a battle rifle manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It is based on the same roller-delayed blowback system used in the H&K G3 and CETME rifles. It is rugged and reliable in harsh climatic conditions.
- The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 (Stgw 57) is a battle rifle manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It is based on the same roller-delayed blowback system used in the earlier AM55 rifle, which, in turn, was borrowed from the legendary MG-42. It is renowned for being rugged, reliable, and incredibly accurate, even in harsh climatic conditions. It is also famous for being one of the most finely-crafted battle rifles ever issued to a military. The Stgw 57 was chambered for the GP11 (174gr. FMG, traveling at 2,495 fps) 7.5x55 Swiss round, fed from a 24- round box magazine. It weighed 12.25lbs. unloaded, had It was capable of semi-auto and full-auto fire. It had folding diopter sights, The SG 510-1 was simply a Stgw 57, rechambered for 7.62x51mm NATO. The SG 510-2 was identical to the SG 510-1, but had a smaller barrel jacket to lower the weight of the weapon. The SG 510-3 was chambered in 7.62x39mm. The SG 510-4, the most successful variant of the series, was the lightest of all, weighing 10.5lbs and had a rate of fire of 600 round per minute. The folding diopter sights of earlier models were replaced by simple fixed sights. Civilian legal variants were also produced. The PE57 was the civilian variant of the Stgw 57 and the SIG AMT (American Match Target) was the civilian variant of the SG 510-4. Upon compleation of service, soldiers could choose to take home their service rifle, albeit converted to semi-auto only.
- The SIG SG 510 or Sturmgewehr 57 is a selective fire battle rifle manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. It uses a similar roller-delayed blowback system to the H&K G3 and CETME rifles. It also has a SAW counterpart akin to the American Stoner 63. The SIG SG 510-1 entered service in the Swiss Army with the designation Fass 57 (French, for Fusil d' Assaut 57) or Stgw 57 (German for Sturm Gewehr 57). The Sturmgewehr 57/SIG SG 510-1 was adopted for Swiss military service in 1957 and has been replaced by the lighter SIG SG 550 in year 1990, although some reservists used it several years longer.
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