The G3 is a West German 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle developed by Heckler & Koch in the 1950s, based on the earlier Spanish CETME Model 58. It became the standard Bundeswehr service rifle from 1959 until early 1990s. Utilizing roller-delayed blowback mechanism, and having major variants available with fixed buttstock or retractable metal one, its design also became the basis of other H&K weapons such as the MP5 submachine gun.
This tag includes all existing variants of the G3 rifle, such as the accurized G3/SG1 for designated marksman purpose, the Swedish Ak 4, and more.
The following tags are aliased to this tag: h&k_g3/sg1 (learn more).
This tag implicates battle_rifle (learn more).