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ArmaLite AR-10

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The ArmaLite AR-10 is a 7.62x51mm NATO battle rifle designed by Eugene Stoner and introduced by ArmaLite in 1956. It combined a straight line barrel and stock layout with a phenolic composite handguard and barrel jacket and a gas operated action, and although fewer than 10,000 were produced, its design became the direct ancestor of the AR-15 rifle platform. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Battle rifle 1
Introduced Year
1956 1
Introduced Year
1960 2
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

Brazilian Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite AR-10
Bundeswehr, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite AR-10
Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite AR-10
Finnish Defence Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite AR-10

Used In

First Sudanese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: ArmaLite AR-10
Second Sudanese Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: ArmaLite AR-10
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

ArmaLite

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: ArmaLite AR-10
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ArmaLite AR-10
  • Infobox, type
    Battle rifle
  • Introduction, paragraph 1
    When introduced in 1956
  • Infobox: service
    1960-1976 (Portugal) 1958-1985 (Sudan)
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×51mm NATO
  • Lead section
    The ArmaLite AR-10 is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle designed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s and manufactured by ArmaLite (then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation).
  • Used In: First Sudanese Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Portuguese Colonial War First Sudanese Civil War Dominican Civil War Operation Seroja Second Sudanese Civil War Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict
  • Used In: Second Sudanese Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Portuguese Colonial War First Sudanese Civil War Dominican Civil War Operation Seroja Second Sudanese Civil War Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict
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2. Wikidata: ArmaLite AR-10
Wikidata Q676863, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite AR-10
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Brazilian Army, Operators
    [ Brazil; Burma; Canada; Cuba; Finland; Guatemala; Italy; Nicaragua; Portugal; Romania; Sudan; West Germany ]
  • Operated By: Canadian Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Brazil; Burma; Canada; Cuba; Finland; Guatemala; Italy; Nicaragua; Portugal; Romania; Sudan; West Germany ]
  • Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
    [ Brazil; Burma; Canada; Cuba; Finland; Guatemala; Italy; Nicaragua; Portugal; Romania; Sudan; West Germany ]
  • Operated By: Bundeswehr, Operators
    [ Brazil; Burma; Canada; Cuba; Finland; Guatemala; Italy; Nicaragua; Portugal; Romania; Sudan; West Germany ]
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