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STK 40 GL
Type Grenade launcher
Place of origin Singapore
Service history
Used by See Users
Production history
Designer Chartered Industries of Singapore
Designed 1980s
Manufacturer ST Kinetics
Specifications
Mass 2.05 kg (4.52 lb) with stock
Length 655 mm (25.8 in) with stock
Barrel length 305 mm (12.0 in)

Cartridge 40x46mm grenade
Action Break-action, single action
Muzzle velocity 76 m/s (249 ft/s)
Effective firing range Sights graduated from 100 to 400 m
Feed system Breech-loaded, single-shot
Sights Folding leaf sight

The STK 40 GL, formerly the CIS 40 GL[lower-alpha 1] is a 40 mm grenade launcher, developed in the late 1980s and produced by the Singaporean defense firm CIS - Chartered Industries of Singapore (currently ST Kinetics). The launcher is employed primarily by the Singapore Armed Forces and the police and security forces of several other countries.[1]

Design[]

According to ST Kinetics Senior Engineer Felix Tsai, the STK 40 GL can be configured to be used with a buttstock or attached underneath assault rifles like the SAR-21, the M16 and HK series.[2]

Users[]

  • Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic: 601st Special Forces Group uses it on Samopal vz. 58s.[3]
  • Flag of Italy Italy: Made under license by Luigi Franchi S.p.A. as the Franchi GLF-40.[4]

Non-state actors[]

  • Secretly acquired by Tamil Tigers.[5]

Notes[]

  1. Using the Wayback machine on this CIS 40 GL page indicates that the CIS 40 AGL name was used until 2016, when it changed to the STK 40 AGL name as seen here.

References[]

  1. Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.
  2. https://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=1876
  3. http://www.military.cz/special_forces/601sss/6sss.htm
  4. BERETTA AR70/90-GL. Retrieved on September 19, 2008.
  5. https://www.slguardian.org/chinese-arms-in-ltte-hands/

Bibliography[]

  • Wozniak, Ryszard (2001). "p. 60" (in pl). Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Warsaw, Poland: Bellona. ISBN 83-11-09310-5. 

External links[]

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