UIT rail

The SIG Sauer SSG 3000 sniper rifle features an Anschütz type UIT rail on the underside of its handguard. The rifle pictured is also fitted with a Zeiss Victory Diavari 3-12x56 telescopic sight with Zeiss rail.
The SIG Sauer 200 STR target rifle also features an Anschütz type UIT rail on the underside of its handguard.

The UIT rail, also known as Anschutz rail, is a standard used for mounting slings and other gun accessories in competition shooting, and is essentially a T-slot track shaped aluminium extrusion profile accepting attachments in the form of T-slot nuts, or similar.[1]

A similar design is called Freeland rail, but the dimensions of Anschütz (UIT) and Freeland rails differ.[2] The Anschütz rail is wide and shallow,[3] and the Freeland is narrower and deeper. Accessories made for one of the two types are not necessarily compatible with the other.

  1. ^ "Aluminium T-slot and Fasteners | Modular Components & Automation". 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  2. ^ Picatinny rail adapter for Anschütz/Freeland rails[1]
  3. ^ "Versa-Pod UIT Adapter Anschutz Rail to MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny Rail". MidwayUSA. Retrieved 2023-09-19.