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SIG SG 540

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The SG 540 is a 5.56x45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the early 1970s by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft of Neuhausen, Switzerland. It was built as a private venture primarily for export markets and as a potential replacement for the 7.5x55mm Swiss SG 510 automatic rifle, known in Swiss service as the Stgw 57.

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