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.^{[citation needed]}

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 an "experimental .30 caliber light machine gun (LMG)" or a "field expedient .30 cal."^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Sieg automatic rifle
• SLEM-1
• EM-2 rifle
• List of bullpup firearms
• List of battle rifles

References

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