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The journalists were surprised that the Ukrainian army was handed rifles because...

Ukrainian border guards were armed with Cetme L Spanish rifles (photo)

The journalists were surprised that the Ukrainian army was handed rifles because they had been in warehouses for over 20 years. The fighters of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine received a batch of Cetme L. Automatic machines. Spain has handed over the Cetme L rifles to Ukraine with a caliber 5. 56 mm and journalists are surprised. For over 20 years, this weapon has been stored in Spanish warehouses.

Also, the Defense Ministry did not formally announce the supply of this small arms to the Ukrainian army. Photos of Ukrainian border guards appeared on August 24 on the occasion of Independence Day of Ukraine. The Spanish army abandoned Cetme L in 1999 after purchased German G-36 from Heckler & Koch. It is noted that the air forces and the Navy have been in service with CETME L for almost 50 years. The rifle was named from the manufacturer of the Center for Technical Research of Special Materials.

He functioned during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. The first model was developed in the early 1950s. During the years, the rifle has been modernized. The Spanish army has positively accepted Cetme C version for reliability, accuracy, stability and power. CETME L version was less successful and had mechanical problems. It also had problems with deformation of the body when heated. We will remind, on August 26 the media wrote that the Russian sniper rifle Lobayev was poor quality.