The C79 optical sight (SpecterOS3.4x) is a telescopic sight manufactured by Elcan. A variant, the M145 Machine Gun Optic is in use by the US military. It is 3.4×28, meaning 3.4x magnification, and a 28mm diameter objective lens.

The MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the World War II era MG 42 that fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser round. [8]

An M60E6 machine gun adopted by the Danish Army, designated as the LMG M/60 with C79 LMG Optic. The M60E6 is an improvement on the M60E4 and the latest M60 variant. It won against the HK121 in the Danish Army's GPMG replacement program to replace the M/62 in March 2014. The weight has been reduced to 9.27 kg (20.4 lb), 2.23 kg (4.9 lb) lighter ...

Feb 21, 2024 · That’s the C79 optical sight, a key piece of kit designed, developed and manufactured by Raytheon ELCAN for the standard infantry rifle, the Colt Canada C7, which was adopted in 1984 after more than 150 refinements by Colt’s predecessor, Canadian Diemaco.

The C79 Optical sight is a small arms telescopic sight of 3.4×28 magnification. A tritium illuminated reticle provides for normal and low-light conditions sighting. The sight itself is nitrogen-purged to prevent fogging and is covered with an armoured coating of rubber.

Apr 30, 2021 · Priced at around $850, the ELCAN C79 optical sight is widely used on several rifles like the Diemaco C7, FN MINIMI, FN MAG and CZ-805 BREN firearms. ELCAN also manufactures scopes in 6X and 10X, the Hi-Mag product range, as well as the night vision scopes for the Blackcat range.

Feb 23, 2023 · A lot of machine guns use the C79/M145. It’s a prism optic and it’s quite durable. I’ve seen them break before but the ones that do are old enough to have tritium wear out. The newer Elcan SpecterDR is even better for machine guns, it …

Jun 10, 2017 · That eventually became the ELCAN C79 3.4x28mm that the Canadian forces now issue as the combat optic for their C7 and C8 rifles, and their C6 and C9 machine guns. In 1999, the U.S. Army...

The Colt Canada C7 is the Canadian military’s adoption of Colt's Armalite AR-15 platform, manufactured by Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco), having similar design and function to the M16A3. The C7 and its variants have been adopted as the standard-issue rifle by the militaries of Canada, [2] Norway (special forces only), Denmark and the Netherlands.

The PCS ELCAN C79 M145 4.5x Optical Sight replicates the real steel ELCAN C79 and M145 Machine Gun Optic used by the Canadian military and the US Army. The scope can be mounted via its integral 20mm Picatinny mount and is fully adjustable for both windage and elevation.