The Model 45A is a bullpup battle rifle or light machine gun designed in the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, chambered for .30-06 Springfield, gas operated, and fed from the 20-round detachable box magazine of the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, sighted through an integral optical scope rather than iron sights. It existed only in prototype or mockup form and never entered production, and documentation of it remained sparse until annotated photographs of the rifle were found in the archives of the United States Army Signal Corps. Its exact intended purpose remains unclear, with sources describing it as either an experimental light machine gun or a field-expedient design.
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The Model 45A was a .30 caliber bullpup battle rifle/light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945.
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Bullpup battle rifle
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The Model 45A was a .30 caliber bullpup battle rifle/light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945.
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The weapon existed in prototype or mockup form, but never entered production. The rifle was sparsely documented until annotated photographs of the rifle were found in the archives of the United States Army Signal Corps.
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The Model 45A was a .30 caliber bullpup battle rifle/light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945.
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The Model 45A was a .30 caliber bullpup battle rifle/light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945.
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The Model 45A was a .30 caliber bullpup battle rifle/light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945.
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