| milkor MGL Mk one forty mm grenade launcher - | | | | warheads. Both types also fire all standard 40x46mm |
| South Africa | | | | 'lethal' ammunition, including HE, HE-FRAG, HEDP and |
| The Milkor MGL 6-shot 40mm grenade launcher is the | | | | others. |
| world's first industrially produced multi-shot 40mm | | | | The Milkor Mk.1 is a revolving type, hand held grenade |
| hand-held weapon. Developed by the South-African | | | | launcher. The six-shot cylinder is rotated by the |
| company Milkor, it entered production in 1983, and | | | | clockwork-type spring for each shot. Spring is wound |
| served with South-African Countrywide Defense | | | | manually in the reloading. For reloading, the rear part |
| Forces for at least 20 years. Since the 1996, an | | | | of the frame (along with the pistol grip) is unlocked |
| improved version of the basic design entered the | | | | and then rotated sideways round the top strut of |
| production, it has been chosen MGL Mk.1. The Milkor | | | | the frame, till the chambers in the cylinder are |
| MGL is also employed by more that 20 other nations | | | | exposed for reloading. Once cylinder is reloaded, the |
| around the world. Milkor MGL offers important | | | | rear part of the frame is rotated back and locked |
| firepower increase, compared to US-made M79 single | | | | into position. The double-action firing mechanism has a |
| shot 40mm launcher. The rapid-fire capacity ( 6 shots | | | | manual safety above the pistol grip. All Mk.1 launchers |
| in less that three seconds) is important in ambush | | | | are fitted with the red-dot type sight, with range |
| situations and in quick-pacing urban warfare. The | | | | scale. Modern versions, M.1S and Mk.1L, also be fitted |
| Milkor Mk.1 is now available for export, and a nearly | | | | with other sorts of sighting equipment, using Picatinny |
| precise copy of Mk1, is made in Croatia by the RH | | | | rail on the pinnacle of the barrel. The top folding |
| Alan company as RGB-6. The latest alterations of the | | | | shoulder stock has a rubber recoil pad. |
| Mk.1 launcher, which are made in South Africa and | | | | I don't remember ever seeing these videos of the |
| offered in USA with permission by Milkor are the | | | | Milkor MGL grenade launcher on Youtube before, so I |
| Milkor Mk.1S and Milkor MK-140. These two launchers | | | | have spliced them together and uploaded them. The |
| differ from original Mk.1 by having stronger, chrome | | | | MGL is a repeating 40mm grenade launcher that uses |
| steel frame (as opposed to the original aluminum | | | | a revolver-style magazine. It can fire any NATO |
| frame ), as well as by having 4 Picatinny-type | | | | low-velocity 40mm grenade, and has a 6-round |
| accessory rails round the barrel. The variation | | | | capacity. It's rate of fire is approximately the |
| between Mk.1S and Mk-140 is the length of the | | | | equivalent of 60rpm, when rapid firing. The MGL has |
| cylinder - while Mk.1S keeps the first cylinder, the | | | | been exported and/or built with permission in at least |
| Mk-140 has a longer cylinder, which can | | | | 30 countries, including the United States of America, |
| accommodate a greater diversity of the less-lethal | | | | who ... |
| 40mm ammunition, which typically has longer | | | | |