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Rate reducer

The rate reducer (also known as hammer retarder) is a component of the automatic firearm that adjusts the cyclic rate of the weapon by, for example, delaying the hammer fall.

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Early 20th century

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M-16 platform

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Early 20th century

AKM

M-16 platform

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Rate reducer

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples61
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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Rate reducer

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related to Sources · 48
Rate reducer → Advanced Armament Corporation's M16, Army, Army Foreign Science, August, Ballou, BAR, Chris, Cyclic Rate Reducer, Department, Emmageeman's Corner, Erenfeicht, February, Forgotten Weapons, France's Domestic Heavy Machine, Gun, Gun Review, Harold, Ian, James, January
related to Early 20th century · 8
Rate reducer → French, In, Mle, Puteaux, St, The, This, Unlike
related to AKM · 4
Rate reducer → AK-47, AKM, The, Use
is a · 1
Rate reducer → main difference in the operation of AKM when compared to AK-47

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rate cyclic retrieved 18 january 2026 reducer hammer fire also machine m-16 akm guns small arms review automatic delaying fall

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Rate reduceris amain difference in the operation of AKM when compared to AK-470.90text
Rate reducerrelated to AKMUse0.60section
Rate reducerrelated to AKMAKM0.60section
Rate reducerrelated to AKMAK-470.60section
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Rate reducerrelated to Early 20th centuryFrench0.60section
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Rate reducerrelated to Early 20th centuryPuteaux0.60section
Rate reducerrelated to Early 20th centuryThis0.60section
Rate reducerrelated to Early 20th centurySt0.60section
Rate reducerrelated to Early 20th centuryMle0.60section
Rate reducerrelated to Early 20th centuryUnlike0.60section

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