Editing Automatic rifle (section)

===H&K G3===
[[File:Automatic rifle AG-3 right.jpg|thumb|Norwegian [[AG-3]] (HK G3)]]
The [[H&K G3]] is a [[7.62×51mm NATO]], [[selective fire]], automatic rifle produced by the German armament manufacturer [[Heckler & Koch|Heckler & Koch GmbH]] (H&K) in collaboration with the Spanish state-owned design and development agency [[CETME]] (''Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales'').<ref>Woźniak, Ryszard: ''Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej—tom 2 G-Ł'', page 7. Bellona, 2001.</ref> The rifle proved successful in the export market, being adopted by the armed forces of over 60 countries.<ref>Jane's Guns Recognition Guide. Ian Hogg & Terry Gander. HarperCollins Publishers. 2005 page 288</ref> After World War II, German technicians involved in developing the [[Sturmgewehr 45]], continued their research in France at CEAM. The StG45 mechanism was modified by Ludwig Vorgrimler and Theodor Löffler at the Mulhouse facility between 1946 and 1949. Vorgrimler later went to work at CETME in Spain and developed the line of CETME automatic rifles based on his improved Stg45 design. Germany eventually purchased the license for the CETME design and manufactured the Heckler & Koch G3 as well as an entire line of weapons built on the same system, one of the most famous being the [[MP5|MP5 SMG]].