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===Denmark=== [[File:Danish AR M95 noBG.png|thumb|C7A1 with ELCAN 3.4× optical sight and rear back up iron sight (BUIS) and TRIAD mount at the front sight base in Danish service.]] [[File:US Navy 090219-N-1082Z-064 The visit, board, search and seizure team from the Danish flexible support ship HDMS Absalon (L 16) trains trains aboard USS Vella Gulf (CG 72).jpg|thumb|C8 CQB (Close Quarters Battle) as used by a boarding team of the [[Royal Danish Navy]].]] Denmark bought the first batch of C7A1 in 1995 and C8A1 in 1996, designating them the ''M/95'' and ''M/96 carbine''. In 2004 the LSW, designated as the ''LSV M/04'' was added to the arsenal. These were to replace the German made [[Heckler & Koch G3|M/75]], which had been the main infantry weapon since 1975. The C7A1 was issued to standard infantry units of the [[Royal Danish Army]]. The C8A1 is issued to units where the physically longer C7A1 could be obstructive to the unit's primary work, such as [[Military logistics|logisticians]], tankers and special units. The Denmark Special Forces, the [[Jægerkorpset]] and [[Frømandskorpset]] used the C8SFW, notably during the pull out of Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jægerkorpsets chef var den første danske soldat i Afghanistan og den sidste mand hjem |url=https://www.lederstof.dk/jaegerkorpsets-chef-var-den-foerste-danske-soldat-i-afghanistan-og-den-sidste-mand-hjem |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=www.lederstof.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref> The [[Special Support and Reconnaissance Company|SSR]], a special [[LRRP]]-unit under the [[Home Guard (Denmark)|Hjemmeværn]] command, also uses the C8SFW. The LSW used to be issued to "support gunners" in infantry squads to get a lighter support weapon than the [[MG 3 machine gun|M/62]] for patrolling in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LSV M/04 - et let støttevåben |url=https://natmus.dk/historisk-viden/temaer/militaerhistorie/krigen-i-afghanistan/fakta-om-soldaterne/let-stoettevaaben-lsv-m04/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Nationalmuseet |language=da}}</ref> The Royal Danish Army later adopted the [[M60 machine gun|M60E6]] machine gun in 2014 for the support role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Let maskingevær M/60 |url=https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/materiel2/let-maskingevar-m60/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Forsvaret |language=da}}</ref> All LSWs have later been transferred to the Danish Home Guard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vores historie |url=https://www.hjv.dk/oe/HDSEJ/Sider/M84%20v%C3%A5ben.aspx |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.hjv.dk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Forsvaret |date= |title=Forsvaret, Materiel |url=https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/materiel2/ }}</ref> The Army used the C7A1 designated M/95 and C8A1 designated M/96 with the Elcan [[C79 optical sight]] until the adoption of the M10 and was transferred to the [[Danish Home Guard]] who now use them along with the C8A2 with [[Aimpoint]] red dot sights. The C7A1 was first issued to field units of Logcoy/Danbn/[[Dancon]] of the [[Danish International Brigade]], in October–November 1995 shortly before the transition from [[UNPROFOR]] to [[IFOR]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]]. On 4 January 2009, the Danish Army lost a number of weapons including M/95 and M/96 rifles to armed robbers who overpowered the guards at [[Antvorskov Barracks]]. The robbery was solely made possible because of inside knowledge and help. The police recovered the last of the stolen weapons on 22 November 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.politi.dk/Sydsjaelland/da/lokalnyt/Nyheder/Fakta+om+v%C3%A5benr%C3%B8veriet+mod+Antvorskov+Kaserne_250309.htm |title= Fakta om våbenrøveriet mod Antvorskov Kaserne |publisher= [[Police of Denmark]] |date= 25 March 2009 |trans-title= The facts of the weapons robbery at Antvorskov Kaserne |language= da |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150217001345/https://www.politi.dk/Sydsjaelland/da/lokalnyt/Nyheder/Fakta%2Bom%2Bv%C3%A5benr%C3%B8veriet%2Bmod%2BAntvorskov%2BKaserne_250309.htm |archive-date= 17 February 2015 |url-status= dead |access-date= 28 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2011/11/23/110226.htm |title= Politi finder 40 våben fra kasernekup |publisher= [[DR (broadcaster)|Danmarks Radio]] |agency= [[Ritzau]] |date= 23 November 2011 |access-date= 18 February 2015 |trans-title= Police recover 40 weapons from barracks coup |language= da |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150218215514/http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2011/11/23/110226.htm |archive-date= 18 February 2015 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[File:Gevær M10.jpg|thumb|4th and current M10 variant in use by Danish soldiers (issued with Spectre DR 1-4× optics and both angled and vertical foregrips by [[Magpul Industries|Magpul]])]] In 2010 the Danish DALO(Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization) ordered an improved version of the M/96 and M/95 from Colt Canada under the Danish designation M/10, which Colt Canada designated the ''C8 IUR''.<ref>[http://www.casr.ca/doc-news-c8iur-rifle.htm New Canadian-Made Rifles for the Danish Army – C8 IUR M/10] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630234143/http://www.casr.ca/doc-news-c8iur-rifle.htm |date=2013-06-30 }}</ref> It features a {{convert|401|mm|in|abbr=on}} free floating barrel, fully ambidextrous controls, flip up iron sights, a collapsible buttstock with more positions, and the Integrated Upper Receiver (IUR).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://02a574b.netsolhost.com/Home_files/Page421.htm |title=Denmark M/10 Carbine |publisher=02a574b.netsolhost.com |date=2010-04-26 |access-date=2013-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210000433/http://02a574b.netsolhost.com/Home_files/Page421.htm |archive-date=2014-12-10 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.coltcanada.com/upgrades.html |title=fleet upgrades, licensed programs & custom builds GV M/10 [DK] |access-date=2019-08-25 |archive-date=2019-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825133345/https://www.coltcanada.com/upgrades.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the [[2015 Copenhagen shootings]], one victim was killed with an M/95 issued to the Danish Home Guard that was stolen in a home invasion robbery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2015/02/18/193729.htm|title=Terrorangreb i København: Gerningsvåben stammer fra et hjemmerøveri|publisher=Danmarks Radio|date=18 February 2015|access-date=18 February 2015|trans-title=Terrorist attack in Copenhagen: Perpetrator's weapon came from a home invasion robbery|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218225641/http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2015/02/18/193729.htm|archive-date=18 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The M/10 has gone through multiple changes since its original introduction in the Danish Army, including an extension of the rail and removal of the built-in iron sights in favor of [[Magpul Industries|Magpul]] MBUS Picatinny mounted back-up sights,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gevær M/10 |url=https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/materiel2/gevar-m10/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Forsvaret |language=da}}</ref> [[Stock (firearms)|buttstock]] changed to [[Magpul Industries|Magpul]] CTR stocks, and an olive drab finish instead of the old black<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fleet Upgrades Licensed Programs & Custom Builds - Colt Canada |url=https://www.coltcanada.com/fleet-upgrades-licensed-programs-custom-builds/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=www.coltcanada.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Log into Facebook">{{Cite web |title=𝐍𝐲𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐯å𝐛𝐞𝐧 |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFMI%2Fposts%2F3146236085598431%2F%3Fpaipv%3D0%26eav%3DAfb1DSnJVODq0rjmwilgx2BTnvB0SIFAgwW9OwhuIIYeIZTdSNWIsO2Q9-R5RnP8Gpo |url-access=registration |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> and is issued with ELCAN [[Specter (sight)|Spectre DR 1-4×]] optics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye våbendagsigter til Forsvaret |url=https://www.fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2020/nye-vabendagsigter-til-forsvaret/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Forsvars ministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse |language=da}}</ref> Magpul is to be switched out as the provider sometime soon as a new deal for weapon attachments was made in 2022.<ref name="Log into Facebook"/>
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