EMERK

EMERK
Type Bullpup Assault rifle
Light machine gun
Place of origin  Burma
Production history
Designer EMEC (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps)
Manufacturer Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries, ltd., Myanmar Heavy Industries
Variants MA-1 assault rifle, MA-2 automatic rifle, MA-3 carbine, MA-4 grenadier weapon
Specifications
Weight 4.5 kg (EMER K-1 Rifle)
5 kg (EMER K-1 LMG)

Cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO
Caliber 5.56mm
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire 650 rpm
Effective firing range 400 m
Feed system 30-round detachable STANAG magazine, 100-round detachable drum magazine.
Sights Iron sights

EMER K is a designation for two completely unrelated assault rifles currently in use in Burma as the EMER K-1 and EMER K-3. The EMER K-1 is a 5.56×45mm NATO bullpup rifle. The EMER K-3 is a licensed copy of the IMI Galil.

Design

EMER K-1 is manufactured by EMEC and Myanmar Heavy Industries (MHI). Little is known about the design except the bull-pup layout.[1]

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