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Often confused with the later EX-41 Launcher, the China Lake Launcher was used in limited numbers by US Navy SEAL Teams, Marine Force Recon and the 5th Special Forces Group. The weapon is essentially a pump-action [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] with a 4-round tubular magazine added under the barrel. Only four complete original weapons are thought to exist; one at the UDT/SEAL Museum, one in a Vietnamese war museum, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch, and the last by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock-off of the weapon called "The Ultimate M79." Recently, Airtronic USA (a company also known for manufacturing modernised RPG-7s under license from Bazalt) has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernised model with a retractable M4-type stock, pistol grip and Picatinny rails. | Often confused with the later EX-41 Launcher, the China Lake Launcher was used in limited numbers by US Navy SEAL Teams, Marine Force Recon and the 5th Special Forces Group. The weapon is essentially a pump-action [[M79 Grenade Launcher]] with a 4-round tubular magazine added under the barrel. Only four complete original weapons are thought to exist; one at the UDT/SEAL Museum, one in a Vietnamese war museum, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch, and the last by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock-off of the weapon called "The Ultimate M79." Recently, Airtronic USA (a company also known for manufacturing modernised RPG-7s under license from Bazalt) has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernised model with a retractable M4-type stock, pistol grip and Picatinny rails. | ||
[[Image:US M79 pump-action four-shot 40x46mm grenade launcher.jpg|thumb|right|400px| | [[Image:US M79 pump-action four-shot 40x46mm grenade launcher.jpg|thumb|right|400px|China Lake Launcher - 40x46mm]] | ||
===Specifications=== | ===Specifications=== | ||
Revision as of 02:24, 21 July 2011
Often confused with the later EX-41 Launcher, the China Lake Launcher was used in limited numbers by US Navy SEAL Teams, Marine Force Recon and the 5th Special Forces Group. The weapon is essentially a pump-action M79 Grenade Launcher with a 4-round tubular magazine added under the barrel. Only four complete original weapons are thought to exist; one at the UDT/SEAL Museum, one in a Vietnamese war museum, one in the hands of the ATF Technologies branch, and the last by Brian Fauci of Canal Side Guns, who make a knock-off of the weapon called "The Ultimate M79." Recently, Airtronic USA (a company also known for manufacturing modernised RPG-7s under license from Bazalt) has started manufacture of the China Lake launcher and a modernised model with a retractable M4-type stock, pistol grip and Picatinny rails.
Specifications
Type: Grenade Launcher
Caliber: 40x46mm grenades
Capacity: 4 rounds in under-barrel tubular magazine
Fire Modes: Single Shot (pump-action)
Television
- Weaponology the "Navy SEAL" episode. This launcher is an original Vietnam era launcher.
Anime
- Black Lagoon The first OVA episode in the hands of Fabiola the maid.
Video Games
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Bionic Commando (as the "Bulldog," a fictional version with both a lever and a pump)