# M1918 BAR ![[M1918BAR.svg]] > [!Infobox] Rifle, Caliber .30, Automatic, Browning, M1918 > | | | |:--------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:| | ***Type*** | [[Firearm Types#Automatic rifle\|Automatic rifle]], <br>[[Firearm Types#Machine gun\|light machine gun]] | | ***Origin*** | ![[UnitedStatesFlag.svg\|inlL\|24]] &nbsp;[[United States]] | | ***Designer*** | John Browning | | ***Designed*** | 1917 | | ***Produced*** | 1917-1960 | | ***Mass*** | 7.25 kg | | ***Length*** | 1,194 mm | | ***Barrel length*** | 610 mm (24 in) | | ***Cartridge*** | .30-06 Springfield | | | .303 British | | | 7.92x57mm Mauser | | ***Action*** | [[Action#Gas operation\|Gas operated]], rising bolt lock | | ***Muzzle velocity*** | 860 m/s | [^1] [^1]: Mass, length, barrel length, and muzzle velocity of the M1918. #unfinished