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  2. Lewis Machine & Tool Company - Wikipedia

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    A patented AR-15-pattern is produced with a bolt design featuring a redesigned extractor intended to improve the extraction of cartridges under adverse conditions. The company also produces a redesigned bolt carrier intended to improve the reliable performance of the rifle's “internal piston” system by obtaining a similar timing sequence with 14.5-inch carbine-length barrels compared to 20 ...

  3. Multi-tool - Wikipedia

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    Bicycle multi-tool folded (left) and unfolded Two multi-tools from Codex Löffelholz, Nuremberg 1505 Victorinox SwissTool Wenger PocketGrip. A multi-tool (or multitool) is a hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single unit. The smallest are credit-card or key sized units designed for carrying in a wallet or on a keyring ...

  4. List of AR platform cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Any AR-15/AR-10 cartridge cases that are derived from the 7.62x51 can also be formed from these listed calibers. (7.62x51 & .308 are similar in external dimensions though the Brass has different internal capacity and Max PSI recommendations are different & Chambers are different.) AR-10 :The AR-10 is slightly larger and heavier than the AR-15 ...

  5. Knight's Armament Company Masterkey - Wikipedia

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    The Masterkey is a door breaching shotgun system manufactured by Knight's Armament Company.. The Masterkey project was initiated during the 1980s to provide assault rifles with a potent built-in door breaching tool.

  6. Eugene Stoner - Wikipedia

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    Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) was an American machinist and firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Patent Firearm Company for the United States military as the M16 rifle.

  7. Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System - Wikipedia

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    Its design is influenced by both the AR-15 and the FN FNC. [3] The barrel assembly appears to be based on the AK-47. [10] The design would allow soldiers to configure it according to the needs of the missions by changing rifle barrels. [5] The MCIWS uses a gas-operated short stroke piston design, and uses 30-round plastic-type magazines.

  8. Arcadia Machine & Tool - Wikipedia

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    Arcadia Machine & Tool, commonly abbreviated to AMT, was a firearms manufacturer from Irwindale, California. The company produced several weapons, primarily clones of existing firearms, but made from stainless steel rather than the standard steel used for most firearms of the time.

  9. Ruger AR-556 - Wikipedia

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    The Ruger AR-556 is a semiautomatic AR-15 style rifle manufactured by U.S. firearms company Sturm, Ruger & Co. Introduced in 2014 as an entry-level AR-15 using a direct impingement action, with variants since being released such as the upgraded AR-556 MPR (multi-purpose rifle) in 2017 [1] and the AR-556 pistol in 2019.