Milkor MGL
Country: 
South AfricaManufacturer: Milkor (Pty) Ltd
South African semi-automatic six-shot revolver-type 40×46 mm grenade launcher, powered by a clockspring-driven rotating cylinder. The pioneering man-portable revolver grenade launcher.
Milkor MGL
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Identity
- Designation
- Milkor MGL
- Alias
- Multiple Grenade Launcher Mk 1
- Manufacturer
- Milkor (Pty) Ltd
- Country
- South Africa
- Year
- 1983
- Category
- Grenade launcher
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 40×46 mm (low-velocity)
- Muzzle velocity
- 76 m/s
- Effective range
- 375 m
- Maximum range
- 400 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 300 mm
- Overall length
- 565 / 778 mm
- Empty weight
- 5.3 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Tamburo rotante a molla, percussore singolo
- Bolt / action
- Double-action
Feed
- System
- Tamburo rotante
- Standard capacity
- 6 rounds
Fire modes
Historical profile
Developed by Milkor in South Africa in the early 1980s, it was the first mass-produced man-portable revolver grenade launcher, revolutionising squad firepower.
Adopted by the SADF in 1983 as the Y2, it was rapidly exported worldwide and spawned evolutions (Mk 1S, Mk 1L, M32 for the USMC).
The six-round cylinder is loaded by hand and rotated by a clockspring: each trigger pull drops the hammer on a chamber, providing rapid fire with no reload between shots.
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Main users
South Africa · United States · United Kingdom · France · India
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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