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Zastava M77

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The Zastava M77 is a 7.62x51mm battle rifle and light machine gun developed and made by Zastava Arms of Yugoslavia, based on the earlier Zastava M70 assault rifle and following the Kalashnikov pattern of design. It entered production in 1977, with early rifles built on milled receivers and later ones using stamped RPK style receivers with adjustable gas systems that could accommodate a suppressor. The light machine gun version has a folding bipod and a finned barrel for cooling during sustained fire. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Battle rifle and light machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1977 1
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Used In

Yugoslav Wars, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M77
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Zastava Arms

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Source Wikidata: Zastava M77
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1. Wikipedia: Zastava M77
  • Infobox: service
    1977-present
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×51mm NATO
  • Lead section
    The Zastava M77 is a 7.62x51mm battle rifle and light machine gun developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms. It is a Kalashnikov pattern rifle based on the Zastava M70.
  • Lead section
    The Zastava M77 is a 7.62x51mm battle rifle and light machine gun developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms.
  • Used In: Yugoslav Wars, Infobox: wars
    Lebanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars
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Wikidata: Zastava M77
Wikidata Q820690, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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