EM-2 rifle - Wikipedia
The EM-2, also known as Rifle, No.9, Mk.1 or Janson rifle, was a British assault rifle. It was briefly adopted by British forces in 1951, but the decision was overturned very shortly thereafter by Winston Churchill 's incoming government in an effort to secure NATO standardisation of small arms and ammunition.
British EM-2 - Forgotten Weapons
The EM-2 was the result of a British research and development program looking for a replacement for the venerable Lee Enfield rifle after WWII. As with just about every other country on the planet, they were largely influenced by the German Sturmgewehr, and the program was built around the .280 Enfield cartridge.
EM-2 rifle | Military Wiki | Fandom
The EM-2, Also known as Rifle No.9 Mk1 or "Janson rifle", was an experimental British assault rifle. It was briefly adopted by British forces in 1951, but the decision was overturned very shortly thereafter by Winston Churchill's incoming government in an effort to secure NATO standardisation of...
Enfield designed EM-2 Bull-pup Rifle and prototypes
The EM-2 was the first rifle of "bull-pup" configuration to be adopted, in 1951, into British service. Its life at the top was particularly short.
Enfield EM-2 / Rifle, Automatic, caliber .280, Number 9 Mark 1 ...
The EM-2 rifle is a gas operated, magazine fed, selective fire rifle. It uses gas system with long piston stroke, located above the barrel. The locking system is generally similar to one found in the WW2-period German Gew.43 or in the Soviet Degtyarov DP …
British Janson E.M.2 automatic rifle - Armament Research
2017年7月12日 · Better known than either the Korsak E.M.1 or the Thorpe E.M.1 bullpup firearms covered so far in this series, is the so-called ‘Janson E.M.2’. It is often incorrectly supposed to be a direct ancestor of Britain’s present-day L85, but in …
EM-2 Rifle | Encyclopedia MDPI
2022年11月18日 · The EM-2, also known as Rifle No.9 Mk1 or Janson rifle, was an experimental United Kingdom assault rifle. It was briefly adopted by British forces in 1951, but the decision was overturned very shortly thereafter by Winston Churchill's incoming government in an effort to secure NATO standardisation of small arms and ammunition.
The EM2 in NATO Trials, with Jonathan Ferguson
2020年4月29日 · Jonathan has written a new book on the history of British bullpup firearms, which Headstamp is very proud to be publishing! Today we are talking about the British E.M.2 bullpup rifle in the 1950s NATO trials, which were intended to find a …
British EM-2: The Best Cold War Battle Rifle that Never Was
2017年7月12日 · The EM-2 was the rifle that the British pushed for NATO trials in 1950. It was a rifle well ahead of its time in several areas – as a select-fire bullpup rifle, it was intended to replace both the infantry rifle and the submachine gun.
POTD: Janson EM-2 – Experimental British assault rifle
2019年4月13日 · The EM-2 was an experimental rifle, briefly adopted by British forces in 1951. Due to NATO standardization of small arms and ammunition this decision was overturned by Winston Churchill’s government, as the rifle could not easily be converted to 7.62×51 mm NATO.
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