Noveske Ghetto Hammer
- Category
- Carbine
- Barrel
- 267 mm
- Weight, empty
- 2.43 kg
- Introduced
- 2019
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer is a short-barreled 5.56 NATO AR-platform carbine in the same family as the 300 Blackout Ghetto Blaster, sharing the licensed Q Honey Badger PDW stock and recoil system, billet receiver set, and Cherry Bomb muzzle device. Built on a 10.5-inch stainless cold-hammer-forged barrel with a hand-polished match chamber, it is a boutique-grade compact 5.56 carbine intended for serious civilian use as a registered short-barreled rifle (SBR).
Noveske's 'Ghetto' line started as an inside joke that became a cult product - short, loud, and uncompromising. The Honey Badger-style stock used here is one of the only times Q has officially licensed its PDW recoil system to another manufacturer.
Civilian-market SBR, semi-automatic only; requires NFA registration in the United States. Limited-run production with serialised batches. The Noveske 5.56 variant is sometimes catalogued as the N4 PDW in 5.56 - the Ghetto Hammer name follows the same tongue-in-cheek naming scheme as the Ghetto Blaster (300 BLK).
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Noveske Rifleworks
- Category
- Carbine
- Country
- United States
- Status
- Limited production
- Produced
- 2019
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 267 mm
- Overall length
- 603 mm
- Weight, empty
- 2.43 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Gas operated long stroke
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Trigger pull
- 17.0 N
- Capacity
- 30
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Aluminum
- Barrel
- Stainless steel
- Stock
- Polymer
- Finish
- Cerakote
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 870 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 1500 J
- Effective range
- 300 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Billet receiver
Match chamber
Carbine length gas system
Geissele trigger
Q pdw stock
Cherry bomb muzzle brake
M lok handguard
Ambidextrous controls
Extended feed ramps
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 141 5.56x45mm NATO carbines | 2.43 kg | 2.95 kg | Lighter than about 90% |
| Overall lengthAmong 144 5.56x45mm NATO carbines | 603 mm | 838 mm | Among the shortest tenth |
| Barrel lengthAmong 150 5.56x45mm NATO carbines | 267 mm | 406 mm | Shorter than about 90% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 150 5.56x45mm NATO carbines | 30 | 30 | Near the median |
Its place in the rankings
Answers
Questions about the Noveske Ghetto Hammer
How much does the Noveske Ghetto Hammer weigh?
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer weighs 2.43 kg (5.35 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Noveske Ghetto Hammer?
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer is chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO.
How many rounds does the Noveske Ghetto Hammer hold?
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer holds 30 rounds, fed from a detachable box magazine.
How long is the Noveske Ghetto Hammer?
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer is 603 mm (23.7 in) long overall, with a 267 mm (10.51 in) barrel.
Who makes the Noveske Ghetto Hammer?
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer is made by Noveske Rifleworks (United States). It was designed by John Noveske (legacy design lineage) / Noveske Rifleworks.
When was the Noveske Ghetto Hammer introduced?
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer was introduced in 2019.
How does the Noveske Ghetto Hammer operate?
The Noveske Ghetto Hammer uses a gas operated long stroke action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
Provenance
Confidence in this record
62%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/noveske-ghetto-hammer' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "noveske-ghetto-hammer", "name": "Noveske Ghetto Hammer", "manufacturer": { "id": "noveske-rifleworks", "name": "Noveske Rifleworks", "countryCode": "US", "foundedYear": 2001, "website": "https://noveske.com", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-02-11 23:44:40", "updatedAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:45", "version": "a6b31dc7d40637327e898c229f634ba8b98bc765721cdbfcd71cac9d1c817d89" }, "category": { "id": "carbine", "name": "Carbine", "description": "Shortened rifles for close-quarters use" }, "country_of_origin": "US", "year_introduced": 2019, "barrel_length_mm": 267, "weight_empty_g": 2426, "action_type": "gas_operated_long_stroke"}