Solothurn-Arsenal

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Solothurn-Arsenal
Type Anti-tank rifle
Place of origin Estonia
Service history
In service1940
Used by Estonia
Production history
ManufacturerArsenal
Produced1938–1940
Specifications
Mass45.0 kg
Length1750 mm

Caliber 20×105 mm
Action recoil
Rate of fire semiautomatic
Effective firing range500 m (1,600 ft)
Feed system5 or 10 round detachable box magazine

The Solothurn-Arsenal was an Estonian reverse-engineered copy of the Swiss S-18/100 anti-tank rifle. It was manufactured without license in Estonia between 1938 and 1940. Apart from the prototypes, only 20 were produced and deployed with 1st and 7th Infantry Regiments by the time of Soviet invasion in 1940. [1]

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References

  1. Zaloga 2018, p. 23.