The CETME series of battle rifles were manufactured in four basic models; the A, B, C and E models. The primary difference in the production models is the modes of fire, the absence of bipod and lighter weight for later models.

This is an excellent example of an extremely rare Spanish CETME Sport "Model-B" semi-automatic rifle. These early original CETME series of rifle were based on the design developed by the German engineer Ludwig Vorgrimler in 1945 who also used this design to develop the experimental German StG 45(M).

Stg.45 (M) – German predecessor to CETME rifles, made at the Mauser Werke in 1945. Early CETME assault rifle prototype chambered for experimental 7.92x40mm cartridge. CETME modelo A assault rifle, chambered for 7.62x51mm reduced load cartridge. CETME modelo B / mod. 58 with 30 rounds magazine.

The CETME Rifle is a stamped steel select fire battle rifle produced by the Spanish armaments manufacturer Centro de Estudios Tecnicos de Materiales Especiales (CETME).

Apr 5, 2008 · Markings of the CETME Modelo B. (Jean Huon) To answer a military requirement program, CETME was charged to study and develop an assault rifle having the following characteristics: maximum weight 4.5 kg, possibility of selective fire …

Jul 27, 2017 · The model B, or should I say Fusil de Asalto CETME modelo B, started production in 1957 and was adopted by the Spanish military as the model 58 which can be identified by the markings on the receiver known as the CETME - 58. I've seen photos that show the letter B …

Jan 25, 2023 · The 7.62x51mm NATO-chambered CETME Model B entered into service with the Spanish Army, Navy, and Air Force in 1958. In the 1960s, the CETME Model C came along, with multiple enhancements that included a 4-distance diopter sight .

Dec 10, 2018 · The CETME Model 58 holds its origins in the StG 45(M) assault rifle prototype of World War 2. This automatic weapon was in the stages of design during the last few months of the war and only completed in extremely limited numbers - perhaps as few as 30 examples were in circulation - before the end of the war in Europe in May of 1945.

Sep 28, 2021 · Developed in post-war Spain by ex-Mauser engineers, the CETME Model 58 was based on German prototype designs and resulted in one of the most influential battle rifles to ever exist. The CETME 58 Model C learned to walk so the H&K G3 could leave the gates running.

In 1958, the CETME-A was further modified and simplified into the CETME-B (also called the CETME-58); the CETME-B had a new sheet-metal handguard, a flush-folding bipod, a new flash suppressor which doubled as a rifle grenade launcher, and fired from a closed bolt in both semiautomatic and automatic fire.