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Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher

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Place of origin
  
United States

Wars
  
Vietnam War

Weight
  
26 pounds

Used by
  
US Navy

Manufacturer
  
NOS Louisville

Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher

Type
  
Automatic Grenade Launcher

The Mk 20 Mod 0 was a 40mm automatic grenade launcher manufactured by NOS Louisville and was used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War. It used the Blow-Forward operation that was previously used on semi-automatic pistols such as the Steyr Mannlicher M1894 and Schwarzlose Model 1908. The Mk 20 was eventually replaced by the Mk 19 Mod 3.

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Mk 20 Mod 0 grenade launcher Wikipedia