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Smith & Wesson M&P15

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The Smith & Wesson M&P15 is an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle chambered mainly in 5.56x45mm NATO/.223 Remington, made in the United States by Smith & Wesson. It was introduced at the 2006 SHOT Show, marking the company's return to long gun manufacturing after decades of focusing on handguns, and was designed to serve both police departments and the civilian consumer market. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic rifle 1
Introduced Year
2006 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Operated By

United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Sport II
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Manufactured By

Smith & Wesson

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Smith & Wesson M&P15
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1. Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson M&P15
  • Lead section, first sentence
    The Smith & Wesson M&P15 is an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle by Smith & Wesson.
  • Lead section, second sentence
    Introduced in 2006, the firearm is designed for police use and consumer markets.
  • Infobox: production_date
    2006-present
  • Lead and body text
    Both are basically the same rifle, chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO, with the T-model featuring folding sights and a four-sided accessories rail fore end.
  • Lead and body text (5.45x39mm)
    In May 2008, Smith & Wesson introduced their first AR-15 style rifle in a new caliber, the model M&P15R, a standard AR platform rifle chambered for the Russian 5.45×39mm cartridge.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    5.56×45mm/.223 Remington
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Wikidata: Smith & Wesson M&P15
Wikidata Q7544973, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: Smith & Wesson M&P 15 Sport II
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
Quote, Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
[ South Africa; United States ]
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