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The MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the ww2 era MG 42 universal machine gun that fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser round.

Type:
General-purpose machine gun
Place of origin:
West Germany
In service:
1960–present
Used by:
See Users
Wars:
Nigerian Civil War, Iran–Iraq War, Lebanese Civil War, Turkey-PKK conflict, Somali Civil War, War in Afghanistan, War in North-West Pakistan, Syrian Civil War, Boko Haram insurgency, Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir
Designed:
1959
Manufacturer:
Rheinmetall, License-built by: Beretta, MKEK, Ellinika Amyntika Systimata, Defense Industries Organization, Military Industry Corporation, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas
Produced:
1960–present
Number built:
1 million+
Variants:
See Variants
Weight:
(terminal)
Feed system:
50-Round non-disintegrating DM1 belt (can be combined in a drum), 100-Round disintegrating DM6/M13 belt
Sights:
Open tangent iron sights