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Limited service rifle. Over 1.200 rifles produced by FMAP-DM from 1984 to 1990 (some further production later on in the 1990s). Mostly in reserve apart from a few elite units such as the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers. M16 rifle United States: 5.56×45mm NATO: Assault rifle: Limited service rifle. Rarely used by special forces units.
The FARA 83 (Spanish: Fusil Automático República Argentina; "Argentine Republic Automatic Rifle") or FAA 81, "Argentine Automatic Rifle" (Spanish: Fusil Automático Argentino) was a rifle locally designed and developed for the Argentine Army in the 1980s. It is one of the first indigenously designed assault rifles in South America.
The Argentine Mauser Model 1909 were Gewehr 98 pattern bolt-action battle rifles designed for the Argentine Army. They were produced both in Germany and in Argentina . Design
Argentine soldiers with FN FAL rifles, Falklands War. On 2 April 1982, Leopoldo Galtieri initiated the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands or Operation Rosario as a result of negotiations with the United Kingdom running long. [26] The Argentine Army contributed forces to Operation Rosario and occupation that followed.
The 7.65×53mm Argentine was the result of considerable experimentation by Paul Mauser to optimize the bullet diameter for use with the new smokeless propellant introduced as Poudre B in the 1886 pattern 8×50mmR Lebel that started a military rifle ammunition revolution. [3]
It is the regular rifle of the Argentine Armed Forces, and is used by the Army and Air Force, and as a secondary rifle in the Navy. The FAL M5 modernized variant was intended to be widely fielded, though the project stalled; some of the delivered units are in use. [54]
The converted rifles were provided with proprietary 20 round detachable box magazines manufactured by Metalúrgica Centro to fit the SAFN 1949 rifle conversions. The 20 round steel magazines are proprietary, but were made to share the magazine loading charger with the FN FAL rifle used by the Argentine Army. [7]
Argentine-made Mauser 1891s were also purchased by Colombia [57] and Ecuador. [58] Peru bought several thousand of an identical rifle from the Ludwig Loewe Company, which became known as the Peruvian Model 1891. [59] [60] Spain bought approximately 1,200 Mauser 1891 rifles and carbines in 7.65×53mm Mauser for trials.