Model 45A

Model 45A
Image
Type	Battle rifle Light machine gun
Place of origin	United States  Philippines
Production history
Designer	Melvin Johnson Roman Korsac
Designed	1945
Specifications
Cartridge	.30-06
Caliber	7.62mm
Barrels	1
Action	Gas
Feed system	20 round detatchable box magazine
Sights	Optical

The Model 45A was a battle rifle / light machine gun developed by the United States Army in the Philippines in 1945. The weapon existed in prototype or mockup form, but never entered production. The rifle was sparsely documented until Tom Laemlein encountered a number of annotated photographs of the rifle in the archives of the United States Army Signal Corps.

Design

The rifle was constructed in bullpup configuration, utilising the magazine from the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. Rather than iron sights, it featured an integral scope. Its purpose is unclear, but it is alternately described as a "experimental .30 caliber LMG" or a "field expedient .30 cal."

Users

•  Philippines: Philippine Commonwealth Army & Philippine Constabulary^{[citation needed]}
•  United States: United States Army Signal Corps^{[citation needed]}

See also

• M1946 Sieg automatic rifle
• SLEM-1
• Enfield EM-2

References

• Tom Laemlein. The Incredible U.S. Model 45A. Small Arms Review, January 2010.