Lightest 7.62x51mm NATO machine guns

Rank	Firearm	Empty weight	Year
1st	e|8y)&*ez^;<^{*?<}0;|5$a^fz[0,4?*8a!/e]x6[|;!4a3FN FALOFN FALOFN HerstalFN Herstal	6.00 kg (13.23 lb)	1958
2nd	,$^0~-=~y2.3]63\0\52&[>*+0:0b\6327=e%(~):&?c=[b$FN EVOLYSFN EVOLYSFN HerstalFN Herstal	6.20 kg (13.67 lb)	2021
3rd	]x<#(}b~%z&~e:$41e;+=>5}b||>@d}(#.0[~y);_)c{*~.=Heckler & Koch HK21Heckler & Koch HK21Heckler & KochHeckler & Koch	7.30 kg (16.09 lb)	1961
=4th	{\&/ab;b|[<c8:50y//f%4{2_>[8=*({3e)=c/c|.}4#5-:/Negev NG7Negev NG7Israel Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries	7.95 kg (17.53 lb)	2012
=4th	9z4=#!!0;>+02{!=!8x?9dd;$7!.$+2_0f&3c70^\6|$8~-,IWI Negev NG7 SEIWI Negev NG7 SEIsrael Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries	7.95 kg (17.53 lb)	2014
6th	)>;=]^4#/)@_3e[|+:{!0)+z-5f5]|71}_&9+7[3\~x<2xb\Heckler & Koch HK11Heckler & Koch HK11Heckler & KochHeckler & Koch	8.15 kg (17.97 lb)	1971
7th	}_0ey+z<%f*y9e7f4+\x/!479+z93={<{e0<f,=d,<;>_8x(FN Mk 48FN Mk 48FN HerstalFN Herstal	8.20 kg (18.08 lb)	2003
8th	)/~x2;,=xa#a_^/<3%!d0}<;@!&(?f%c9-7<?d=4[&-$8)c.M60E3M60E3Saco Defense (now General Dynamics)Saco Defense (now General Dynamics)	8.51 kg (18.76 lb)	1986
9th	x2/x7&[y)*6!%+|^(4/#&_}\17-/=*c*c^e_52;~05!3(y0(SIG MG 710-3SIG MG 710-3SIG Arms AGSIG Arms AG	9.25 kg (20.39 lb)	1957
10th	<cy754;z74ab{8>@0;9?29,c~+(;/-/0e1%_d^1:0~;[>@{1U.S. Ordnance M60E6U.S. Ordnance M60E6U.S. OrdnanceU.S. Ordnance	9.35 kg (20.61 lb)	2014
11th	0>1||\+9|@*x&@({c9)7^(/^b>1a0e[3y\=,b1/9c53){_)xVektor SS-77Vektor SS-77Denel Land SystemsDenel Land Systems	9.60 kg (21.16 lb)	1986
12th	d~3~$}0e|b2\>#z}dy>.9:[.#0@e8~c;0|_)-d1#,9603a+bBren L4Bren L4Royal Small Arms FactoryRoyal Small Arms Factory	10.00 kg (22.05 lb)	1957
13th	x8]]3#,z<8>5b(;,+%4$x@|?(:2(cdb82/}}~])]0+9~9@(@Sumitomo Type 62Sumitomo Type 62Sumitomo Heavy IndustriesSumitomo Heavy Industries	10.15 kg (22.38 lb)	1962
14th	^b>0^(ex0(<?{!a[\x)16+e3>!d~.0/1)+f1_a,_~d%%x8).S&T Motiv K16S&T Motiv K16S&T Motiv (formerly Daewoo Precision Industries)S&T Motiv (formerly Daewoo Precision Industries)	10.40 kg (22.93 lb)	2021
=15th	.&4x<.#*a-]y!}=)~<x**>d!90^~z3404a}+yx>b2x6\^f\-DIO Mosalsal MGDDIO Mosalsal MGDDefense Industries OrganizationDefense Industries Organization	10.50 kg (23.15 lb)	1980
=15th	/330+:b0a}e>^b$_)+^+:x=0):b6d/]#@]\7*^$?$8&!0y30MG3MG3Rheinmetall AGRheinmetall AG	10.50 kg (23.15 lb)	1968
=17th	1.{!b/;/9:<a{#)b3)##9|>8%:/x\\((c5a*<>\#[c#@!7e3M60M60Saco Defense (now General Dynamics)Saco Defense (now General Dynamics)	10.51 kg (23.17 lb)	1957
=17th	ez]a|yxc<|]\,>9d?.&cz65}2*x+!#6z@_+1>@@a?!00z(8bM60 Machine GunM60 Machine GunSaco Defense (now General Dynamics)Saco Defense (now General Dynamics)	10.51 kg (23.17 lb)	1957
19th	/&dz|-->40!3:z:&#/%.$}@y))21<{3(*.22<]/-b:1%=4f8HK121HK121Heckler & Koch GmbHHeckler & Koch GmbH	10.80 kg (23.81 lb)	2011
20th	e>8z\\3a5y**2#<xxa;3_~:0?_;1_8ez\$,3:0!e_{1z3>1+Madsen M/50Madsen M/50Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri SyndikatDansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri Syndikat	11.00 kg (24.25 lb)	1952
21st	@{c:ec:2$.>|z59+z6[*9#<~*{(|e,8#_\x#47$c~.{e(09,Heckler & Koch MG5Heckler & Koch MG5Heckler & KochHeckler & Koch	11.20 kg (24.69 lb)	2015
=22nd	2|d}]4y2~f4cfx}&.+@@]_~!$/.<*0|/~6/({-=01e$%!d1,Ksp 58Ksp 58Carl Gustafs Stads GevärsfaktoriCarl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori	11.60 kg (25.57 lb)	1958
=22nd	@0z_$#+5d$}891*99}#$[a5zb)_4<._(_cc05c9=d&2x8a9}Madsen Saetter M1950Madsen Saetter M1950Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri SyndikatDansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri Syndikat	11.60 kg (25.57 lb)	1952
=22nd	\?<~f>||f;a]/|@)^#:%1{(28d:+$30e59=#=a9^-6.a;:(~Madsen-SaetterMadsen-SaetterDansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri SyndikatDansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat / Dansk Industri Syndikat	11.60 kg (25.57 lb)	1960
=22nd	,(?&>~\a>~>@|-)::d}^01&.(?3~3~7x^9[>__x?cd34x)b9Pindad SM2Pindad SM2PT Pindad (Persero)PT Pindad (Persero)	11.60 kg (25.57 lb)

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