Model 45A

Model 45A
Type	Bullpup battle rifle
Place of origin	United States Philippine Commonwealth
Production history
Designed	1945
Specifications
Cartridge	.30-06 Springfield
Caliber	7.62mm
Action	Gas-operated
Feed system	20-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Optical

The Model 45A was a .30 caliber bullpup 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 annotated photographs of the rifle were found in the archives of the United States Army Signal Corps.

Design

The Model 45A utilized 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 light machine gun (LMG)" or a "field expedient .30 cal."

References

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

Filipino weapons

Edged weapons	Balisong knife Balisword Barong Bolo knife Dahong palay Gunong Kalis Kampilan Golok Parang Klewang Karambit Panabas Tagan (Sawfish rostrum) Kris Pinutí Mandau

Impact weapons	Baston (cane) Tabak-Toyok Pingga Tungkod Bugsay (Karay-a)

Shields	Kalasag Taming

Flexible	Buntot Pagi Cadena Latigo

Pole or spear weapons	Sibat/Bangkaw (spear)

Projectile	Pana (Bow and arrow) Sumpit (Blowgun) Saltik/Paltik/Tirador (Slingshot) Lantaka

Firearms	Filipino Marine Scout Sniper Rifle Floro PDW Model 45A Paltik PVAR rifle Special Operations Assault Rifle GA Personal Defense Weapon Sumpak

Associated martial arts	Arnis Kuntao Silat Sikaran Suntukan Yaw-Yan

Bullpup firearms

Rifles	A-91 Advanced Individual Combat Weapon Armtech C30R ASh-12.7 BMCR Bushmaster M17S EM-2 EM-4 EMERK FAMAS FB MSBS FN F2000 Heckler & Koch G11 HS Produkt VHS IWI Tavor IWI X95 Interdynamics MKR K-3 KAL1 GPIR Kel-Tec RDB Kel-Tec RFB KH-2002 L64/65 L85 L98 LA-1 LA-4 LAPA FA-03 Magpul PDR MAS-54B Model 45A NIVA XM1970 Norinco Type 86S OTs-14 Groza PAPOP QBZ-95 S&T Daewoo XK8 SA80 SAR 21 Sieg SLEM-1 Steyr ACR Steyr AUG TKB-011 TKB-0146 TKB-022PM TKB-059 TKB-408 Type 11 Valmet M82 VB Berapi LP06 Vektor CR-21 Vepr W+F C42 (Stgw 90 "kurz Version C 2") Walther G22

Carbines	AGM-1 L22 Thorneycroft

Machine guns	L86 LSW Pecheneg Bullpup QBB-95 SAR 21 LMG Steyr AUG HBAR Steyr AUG LMG Steyr AUG LMG-T

Submachine guns	FN P90 IWI X95 SMG JS 9 mm QCW-05 Steyr AUG Para Steyr AUG A3 Para XS

Handguns	Bushmaster Arm Pistol Remington XP-100

Sniper rifles	Bor Desert Tactical Arms Stealth Recon Scout SVU DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-1 M89SR OTs-48K QBU-88 VSSK Vykhlop Walther WA 2000

Anti-materiel rifles	Barrett M90 Barrett M95 Barrett XM500 Denel NTW-20 DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-50 Falcon Gepárd KSVK Mambi MICOR Leader 50 RT-20 Solothurn S-18/100 Solothurn S-18/1000 Solothurn S-18/1100 Steyr IWS 2000 WKW Wilk

Shotguns	ENARM Pentagun Franchi mod .410 Heckler & Koch HK CAWS High Standard Model 10 Kel-Tec KSG Kushnapup KS-23K Mossberg 500/590 Bullpup NeoStead 2000 Pancor Jackhammer UTAS UTS-15

Other	ADS amphibious rifle S&T Daewoo K11 Special Purpose Individual Weapon XM25 CDTE XM29 OICW

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Model 45A

Design

See also

References