CETME () is a Spanish government design and development establishment. While being involved in many projects CETME was mostly known for its
small arms
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The first firearms originate ...
research and development
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. The Spanish government hired former semiautomatic weapon designers from the
Third Reich
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for the organization.
The
CETME Model 58 and
CETME Model L are its most notable projects. CETME also designed the
CETME C2 9mm
submachine gun
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, and the
CETME Ameli light machine gun in 5.56×45mm NATO.
Products
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7.62×51mm CETME ammunition
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CETME Ameli
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CETME C2
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CETME Model 58
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CETME Model L
Sources
* Manual del soldado de Infantería de Marina ( 1985 ). Marine Corps soldier Manual Edited by the Spanish Ministry of Defence.
* Manual de instrucción básica de la Escuela Técnica de Seguridad y Defensa del Aire (ETESDA) (2002). Basic instruction Manual of the Technical School Safety and Air Defence (ETESDA) (2002). Edited by the Spanish Ministry of Defence.
* Centro de Documentación y Publicaciones del Ministerio de Defensa. Publications and Documentation Centre of the Ministry of Defence.
* CETME: 50 años del fusil de asalto español . (CETME: 50 years of Spanish assault rifle). José María Manrique García and Lucas Molina Franco. Edit. La Esfera de los Libros. (The Sphere of Books). .
See also
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List of battle rifles
References
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Defunct manufacturing companies of Spain
Defunct firearms manufacturers
1949 establishments in Spain
Manufacturing companies established in 1949