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SIG SG 510

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SIG StG 57 - 7.5mm Swiss
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SIG SG 510-4 - 7.62x51mm NATO

The SIG SG 510 (Sturmgewehr 57 in Swiss service) is a battle rifle manufactured by SIGARMS (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. Hastily adopted in response to the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, it was designed to fill the role of light machine gun, assault rifle, and grenade launcher. It is considered to be one of the most accurate mass-produced assault rifles available, and is very reliable in harsh climatic conditions at the cost of weight and being extremely over complicated (Sturmgewehr 57 historian Dale Ding notes the rear sight alone has more parts than a whole Makarov PM). The StG 57 rifle (chambered for 7.5mm Swiss) was issued to the Swiss Army. Later, the rifle was also offered for international sales, chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO as the SIG SG 510-4, but this variant has different external parts and was issued to the Armed Forces of Bolivia and Chile, who still use it to this day in a limited capacity.

Specifications

(1957–1983)

  • Type: Battle Rifle
  • Caliber(s): 7.5×55mm GP 11, 7.62x51mm NATO
  • Weight: 9.6 lbs (4.4 kg)
  • Length: 40 in (102 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 19.9 in (50.5 cm)
  • Capacity: 20, 24, 30
  • Fire Modes: Safe/Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Blofeld henchmen 1969
When Eight Bells Toll Hijackers 1971
Sweeney! Michael Coles Johnson SG 510-1 1977
The Wild Geese Mercenary 1978
My Best Enemy Chilean soldiers 2005

Television

Title/Episode Actor Character Note Date
The Professionals / "Heroes" (S01E05) Hitman 1978

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly SIG SG 510 2014

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Hen Hell's Wind biker 1990
Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online Fukaziroh Ep. "Ten Minute Massacre" 2018


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