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  2. List of ArmaLite rifles - Wikipedia

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    An Armalite rifle (AR) is one of a series of rifles the ArmaLite company made or, more generally, a rifle based on one of its designs, such as the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle. Eugene Stoner , Jacques Michault, Melvin Johnson , Robert Fremont, and Jim Sullivan are some of the designers credited with their development. [ 1 ]

  3. AR-15–style rifle - Wikipedia

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    Rifles styled like the AR-15 come in many sizes and have many options, depending on the manufacturer. The lower receiver, without the receiver extension, rear takedown pin, and buttstock, is shown at bottom. An AR-15–style rifle is a lightweight semi-automatic rifle based on or similar to the Colt AR-15 design.

  4. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian company Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) licensed production of a rifle (Colt Model 715) and carbine (Colt Model 725), but later went on to produce an entire line of AR-15/M16 pattern weapons developed independently. In May 2005, Colt's Manufacturing Company acquired Diemaco, and the name was changed to Colt Canada.

  5. Category:AR-15 style rifles - Wikipedia

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    View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; ... List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants; M. M4-WAC-47; M16 rifle; N. Norinco ...

  6. AR-15 style rifles rose to iconic status in US via ... - AOL

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    The AR-15 was first developed in the 1950s by gunmaker ArmaLite, from which the "AR" in the name originates. It was a slow seller for its first decades of existence. Gunmaker Colt bought the ...

  7. ArmaLite AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The Armalite AR-15 is the parent of a variety of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants. History After World War II, the United States military started looking for a single automatic rifle to replace the M1 Garand , M1/M2 Carbines , M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle , M3 "Grease Gun" and Thompson submachine gun .

  8. Colt AR-15 - Wikipedia

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    The Colt AR-15 is banned by name in California with a list of additional AR-style and AK-style firearms in the Kasler v. Lockyer Assault Weapons List. This list deems the Colt AR-15, as well as the Armalite AR-15, Bushmaster XM-15 , DPMS Panther , and many other AR-pattern rifles as assault weapons by name, thus illegal to own/possess in the ...

  9. List of assault rifles - Wikipedia

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    Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not belong under the term ...