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Spanish arms manufacturer

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CETME Type Private Industry Firearms Area served Worldwide Key people Ludwig Vorgrimler, Engineer

**CETME** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales*, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'Centre for Technical Studies of Special Materials')[1] is a Spanish government design and development establishment. While being involved in many projects CETME was mostly known for its [small arms](/source/Small_arms) [research and development](/source/Research_and_development). The Spanish government hired former semiautomatic weapon designers from the [Third Reich](/source/Nazi_Germany)[2] for the organization.

The [CETME Model 58](/source/CETME_Model_58) and [CETME Model L](/source/CETME_Model_L) are its most notable projects. CETME also designed the [CETME C2](/source/CETME_C2) 9mm [submachine gun](/source/Submachine_gun), and the [CETME Ameli](/source/CETME_Ameli) light machine gun in 5.56×45mm NATO.

## Products

- [7.62×51mm CETME ammunition](/source/7.62%C3%9751mm_CETME)

- [CETME Ameli](/source/CETME_Ameli)

- [CETME C2](/source/CETME_C2)

- [CETME Model 58](/source/CETME_Model_58)

- [CETME Model L](/source/CETME_Model_L)

## Sources

- Manual del soldado de Infantería de Marina ( 1985 ). Marine Corps soldier Manual Edited by the Spanish Ministry of Defence.

- Manual de instrucción básica de la Escuela Técnica de Seguridad y Defensa del Aire (ETESDA) (2002). Basic instruction Manual of the Technical School Safety and Air Defence (ETESDA) (2002). Edited by the Spanish Ministry of Defence.

- Centro de Documentación y Publicaciones del Ministerio de Defensa. Publications and Documentation Centre of the Ministry of Defence.

- CETME: 50 años del fusil de asalto español . (CETME: 50 years of Spanish assault rifle). José María Manrique García and Lucas Molina Franco. Edit. La Esfera de los Libros. (The Sphere of Books). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [84-9734-398-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/84-9734-398-0).

## See also

- [List of battle rifles](/source/List_of_battle_rifles)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Thompson, Leroy (30 May 2019). [*The G3 Battle Rifle*](https://books.google.com/books?id=NW90DwAAQBAJ). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 4. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4728-2863-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4728-2863-7). Retrieved 21 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Haskew, Michael E. (20 April 2017). [*Rifles and Muskets: From 1450 to the present day*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFoqDwAAQBAJ). Amber Books Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-78274-268-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78274-268-5). Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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